defecation

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.

Synonyms

shitting
C1
bowel movement
laxation
dejection
evacuation
C1
clarification
29k
excretion
manure
C2
movement
B2
number two
refine
32k
settle
B1
settlement
C1
shit
A1
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sublimation
urination
42k
voiding
BM
defaecation

clarificate

defaecation
clarify
C2
defaecate
defecate
44k
dung
C2
excrement
20k
Translations

defecación
defecazione
défécation

defecació

Stuhlgang
defecação
evacuazione

Defäkation

deposició

defecacion

تغوط

evacuació rectal

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌdɛfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology

17th century, borrowed from Late Latin dēfaecātiō.

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