diarrhea en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˌdaɪ.əˈɹiː.ə/ (UK)
Etymology
From Middle English diaria, from Middle French diarrie (French diarrhée), from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Ancient Greek διάρροια (diárrhoia, “through-flowing”), from διά (diá, “through”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”). By surface analysis, dia- + -rrhea. Spelling later altered to resemble the word's Latin and Greek roots. Displaced native Old English ūtsiht (literally “straining out”).
Meanings
- (Canada, US, countable, uncountable) A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.
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(Canada, US, countable, uncountable) The watery or very soft excrement that comes from such bowel movements.
My Pampers bill is higher than your paycheck, my hands are raw from washing them every six minutes, and I do eight loads of laundry a day because everything we own is covered in diarrhea, and you want me to "plug him up" and wait another three weeks?
2008, Danna Korn and Connie Sarros, Gluten-Free Cooking for Dummies, Chapter 1I looked and saw that she and her hammock were covered in diarrhea.
2009, Daniel Everett, Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes, page 47:Why was she covered in diarrhea?
2014, L. A. Knight, Dog Training the American Male, page 221:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| diarrhœa | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| diarrheas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| diarrhoea | Commonwealth, alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
diarrheagenic · bovine viral diarrhea · diarrhea of the mouth · diarrheogenic · antidiarrhea · bangorrhea · trumporrhea · semi-diarrhea · Twitterrhea · runner's diarrhea · travelers' diarrhea · traveler's diarrhea · diarrhea forever · Brainerd diarrhea · pseudodiarrhea · verbal diarrhea · keyboard diarrhea
Descendants
dairia · डायरिया · dairia · daiyariya
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Pharaoh's revenge · Montezuma's revenge
Relateds
piss out one's ass · diarrheal · pyorrhea · logorrhoea · logorrhea · antidiarrheal · gonorrhea · constipation · galactorrhoea · diarrheic · pyorrhoea · galactorrhea · rheology · gonorrhoea
Synonyms
loose motion (medical condition) · LBM · trots · craps · dysentery · the shits (medical condition) · the skitters (medical condition) · the runs (medical condition) · Hershey squirts · the squits (medical condition) · squits · diarrhea · lask · bubble guts · the trots (medical condition) · the squirts (medical condition) · runs · poop water (medical condition) · squirts · skitters · shits
Translations (257)
hi अतिसार (medical condition) · cy dolur rhydd (medical condition) · vi ỉa chảy (medical condition) · az diarreya (medical condition) · gl furrica (watery excrement) · da diaré (medical condition) · csb drzësta (medical condition) · it diarrea (medical condition) · lad shushulera (medical condition) · ajp إسهال (medical condition) · rm fuira (medical condition) · de Dünnschiss (medical condition) · ota لینت (medical condition) · ms diarea (medical condition) · qu q'icha (medical condition) · sga buinnech (medical condition) · es pringapié (medical condition) · af maagwerk (medical condition) · pl rozwolnienie (watery excrement) · fr diarrhée (watery excrement) · tt эч китү (medical condition) · gl diarrea (medical condition) · tpi dairia (medical condition) · eo diareo (medical condition) · sq diare (medical condition) · el ευκοιλιότητα (medical condition) · io diareo (medical condition) · ga scuaid (watery excrement) · it scacazzata (watery excrement) · aln shkul (medical condition) · hy լուծ (medical condition) · ru диаре́я (medical condition) · alt чычкак (medical condition) · es diarrea (watery excrement) · la alvī prōfluvium (medical condition) · csb biegawica (medical condition) · fi ripuliuloste (watery excrement) · es cagadera (medical condition) · fo skræpusótt (medical condition) · be пано́с (medical condition) · sh прољев (medical condition) · scn sciota (watery excrement) · csb drzistówka (medical condition) · lt viduriavimas (medical condition) · jra čroh (medical condition) · ckb زگ چوون (medical condition) · hi डायरिया (medical condition) · ro urdinare (medical condition) · fo myrra (medical condition) · is ræpa (medical condition) · pl sraczka (medical condition) · roa-gal deripette (medical condition) · th ท้องเดิน (medical condition) · gl foira (watery excrement) · as হাগনি (medical condition) · ka ტრაწი (medical condition) · kk іш өту (medical condition) · pcd squitte (medical condition) · es churria (medical condition) · az ishal (medical condition) · nrf diarrhée (medical condition) · sw harisha (medical condition) · es colitis (medical condition) · pl biegunka (medical condition) · sga lir (medical condition) · la foria (medical condition) · ja 下痢 (medical condition) · pl biegunka (watery excrement) · izh syäntauti (medical condition) · es currutaca (medical condition) · pa ਦਸਤ (medical condition) · ps اسهال (medical condition) · ca diarrea (medical condition) · fi ripuli (medical condition) · be сра́чка (medical condition) · es quicha (medical condition) · rm foira (medical condition) · scn moja (watery excrement) · fo búklop (medical condition) · nl diarree (medical condition) · ar إِسْهَال (medical condition) · izh paska (watery excrement) · zu Uhudo (watery excrement) · ca cagarrines (medical condition) · cmn 腹瀉 /腹泻 (medical condition) · ru жидкий стул (watery excrement) · gu અતિસાર (medical condition) · kix thāikìohshì (medical condition) · es churrete (watery excrement) · cmn 拉肚子 (medical condition) · grc διάρροια (medical condition) · ang ūtsiht (medical condition) · fo skitja (medical condition) · ka დიარეა (medical condition) · is drulla (medical condition) · cs sračka (medical condition) · et kõhulahtisus (medical condition) · kmr îshal (medical condition) · fr foire (medical condition) · ga scuaid (medical condition) · fr diarrhée (medical condition) · ka კუჭაშლილობა (medical condition) · uk різа́чка (medical condition) · yue 肚屙 (medical condition) · el διάρροια (watery excrement) · pt diarreia (medical condition) · lad kagalera (medical condition) · sh дијареја (medical condition) · be мыт (medical condition) · gd a' bhuineach (medical condition) · kn ಅತಿಸಾರ (medical condition) · es cagalera (watery excrement) · kk сатқақ (medical condition) · naq xausenǃnāb (medical condition) · rm sfurata (medical condition) · ta பேதி (medical condition) · ko 설사 (medical condition) · scn cacareḍḍu (watery excrement) · uz ichburugʻ (medical condition) · sl driska (medical condition) · km អាមាតិសារ (medical condition) · hu hasmenés (medical condition) · scn diarrìa (medical condition) · da diarre (medical condition) · ga scaoing (medical condition) · ro diaree (medical condition) · sh пролив (medical condition) · ru сра́чка (medical condition) · izh tiri (watery excrement) · rm diarrea (medical condition) · ms cirit-birit (medical condition) · be дыярэ́я (medical condition) · wa schite (watery excrement) · id menceret (medical condition) · rop daiyariya (medical condition) · sk hnačka (medical condition) · lad diarea (medical condition) · rm fuera (medical condition) · ru поно́с (medical condition) · el διάρροια (medical condition) · ba эс китеү (medical condition) · de Diarrhoe (medical condition) · uk діаре́я (medical condition) · rm sbierla (medical condition) · pl sraczka (watery excrement) · cy pib (watery excrement) · fi ripulipaska (watery excrement) · cs běhavka (medical condition) · ps حيضه (medical condition) · cs průjem (medical condition) · sk sračka (medical condition) · gd spùt (medical condition) · tl pagtatae (medical condition) · grc διάρροια (watery excrement) · qu diyarriya (medical condition) · de Durchfall (medical condition) · fr chiasse (watery excrement) · hil bala-od (medical condition) · gl cagarría (watery excrement) · sq spirë (medical condition) · sh proljev (medical condition) · gl cisca (watery excrement) · be ля́кса (medical condition) · pt caganeira (medical condition) · naq ǃnāb (medical condition) · kix thāikìohshì (watery excrement) · th ท้องร่วง (medical condition) · uk сра́чка (medical condition) · bg диа́рия (medical condition) · ht vant mennen (medical condition) · es churreta (watery excrement) · no diaré (medical condition) · pt diarreia (watery excrement) · th ท้องเสีย (medical condition) · arz اسهال (medical condition) · ur دست (medical condition) · eo lakso (medical condition) · pl rozwolnienie (medical condition) · sh proliv (medical condition) · uk проно́с (medical condition) · de Diarrhö (medical condition) · cmn 下痢 (medical condition) · sga díarria (medical condition) · it squacquera (watery excrement) · he שִׁלְשׁוּל (medical condition) · fa شکمروش (medical condition) · sq bark (medical condition) · id mencret (medical condition) · sh dijareja (medical condition) · hu fos (watery excrement) · mk пролив (medical condition) · gl cagarría (medical condition) · fo lívsýki (medical condition) · sga búar (medical condition) · nci amintli (medical condition) · ky ич өтүү (medical condition) · fo gorlop (medical condition) · ka ფაღარათი (medical condition) · wa schite (medical condition) · sv diarré (medical condition) · kk тышқақ (medical condition) · rm burga (medical condition) · scn sciota (medical condition) · mt dijarea (medical condition) · rm purgia (medical condition) · te అతిసారం (medical condition) · bn উদরাময় (medical condition) · gd cac-shiubhal (medical condition) · bo བཤལ་ནད (medical condition) · lad salida (medical condition) · da tyndskid (watery excrement) · mr अतिसार (medical condition) · af diarree (medical condition) · tl bululos (medical condition) · fa اسهال (medical condition) · rm diarea (medical condition) · sq purth (medical condition) · ug ئىچ سۈرۈش (medical condition) · my ဝမ်းကျ (medical condition) · be дрыста́чка (medical condition) · ml അതിസാരം (medical condition) · es churretera (medical condition) · is niðurgangur (medical condition) · ga buinneach (medical condition) · hil luput (medical condition) · tr ishal (medical condition) · uz ich ketish (medical condition) · oc diarrèa (medical condition) · mn суулгалт (medical condition) · uk бігу́нка (medical condition) · cmn 稀屎 (watery excrement) · vi tiêu chảy (medical condition) · rm sfuira (medical condition) · rm sfuoira (medical condition) · ta வயிற்றுப்போக்கு (medical condition) · csb biegùnka (medical condition) · kmr zikçûn (medical condition) · id diare (medical condition) · es churretear (watery excrement) · da diarré (medical condition) · es diarrea (medical condition) · ps دست (medical condition) · gl foira (medical condition) · lo ຖອກທ້ອງ (medical condition) · ngh nǃaasi (medical condition) · sga buinne (medical condition) · ml വയറിളക്കം (medical condition) · tpi pekpek wara (medical condition) · es churretearse (watery excrement) · scn cacareḍḍu (medical condition) · tl talasok (medical condition) · da diare (medical condition) · gl descomposición (medical condition) · ur اسہال (medical condition) · hi दस्त (medical condition) · lv caureja (medical condition) · af lopende maag (medical condition)