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verbal constipation

verbal constipation noun: difficulty in articulating one’s intended meaning, particularly when one has a substantial amount to express.

Noun

verbal constipation (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, often, slang) Difficulty in articulating one’s intended meaning, particularly when one has a substantial amount to express.

Antonyms of verbal constipation

Origin of verbal constipation

By analogy with verbal diarrhea.

Questions about verbal constipation

What does verbal constipation mean?
Verbal constipation means difficulty in articulating one’s intended meaning, particularly when one has a substantial amount to express.
What part of speech is verbal constipation?
Verbal constipation is a noun.

Words near verbal constipation in the dictionary

  1. verbal adjective
  2. verbal assault
  3. verbal assaults
  4. verbal authority
  5. verbal communication
  6. verbal constipation
  7. verbal diarrhea
  8. verbal diarrhoea
  9. verbal humiliation
  10. verbal note
  11. verbal notes

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