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obstipation

Syllables: ob·sti·pa·tionUK/ɒbstɪˈpeɪʃən/US/ɑbstɪˈpeɪʃən/

obstipation noun: severe constipation caused by intestinal obstruction.

Noun

obstipation (countable and uncountable, plural obstipations)

  1. severe constipation caused by intestinal obstruction.
    • So I hoard food and stay in my room, read about what I can do about this possible new phase of constipation, what I just found out on a constipation forum thread might be obstipation, which is severe, or complete, constipation.2018, Tommy Orange, There There, Harvill Secker, page 66

obstipation meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

obstipation in Tamil

நோய் முதலறியா மலச்சிக்கல்

obstipation in Indonesian

severe constipation due to intestinal blockage
obstipasi

Forms of obstipation

pluralobstipations

Origin of obstipation

From obstipate + -ion.

Words formed from obstipation

Words that rhyme with obstipation

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Questions about obstipation

What does obstipation mean?
Obstipation means severe constipation caused by intestinal obstruction.
What is obstipation in Tamil?
Obstipation in Tamil is நோய் முதலறியா மலச்சிக்கல். See Obstipation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is obstipation?
Obstipation is a noun.
How do you pronounce obstipation?
Obstipation is pronounced /ɑbstɪˈpeɪʃən/ (US).
What is the plural of obstipation?
The plural of obstipation is obstipations.

Words near obstipation in the dictionary

  1. obstinent
  2. obstipate
  3. obstipated
  4. obstipates
  5. obstipating
  6. obstipation
  7. obstipational
  8. obstipations
  9. obstipum abdomen
  10. obstipum abdomens
  11. obstractive

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Adapted from Wiktionary: obstipation (page history and authors); obstipation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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