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diarrhea

noun
Saydy-uh-REE-uh/ˌdaɪ.əˈɹi.ə/UK/ˌdaɪ.əˈɹiː.ə/

UK spellingdiarrhoea

2 meanings of diarrhea

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  1. 1
    illnessnoununcountable
    A problem in the gut that makes you go to the bathroom often, with very soft or watery waste.

    The bad water gave half the campers diarrhea.

    Drink lots of water if you have diarrhea.

    Oppositeconstipation

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  2. 2
    watery wastenoununcountable
    Very soft or watery waste that comes out of the body.

    The baby's diaper was full of diarrhea.

    There was diarrhea all over the floor of the dog's crate.

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Origin

From Greek, through Latin and French, from a word meaning "flowing through".