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Synonyms for defecation

Most common

bowel movement stool laxation

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Shitting

poo UK, bowel movement, stool, number two, laxation, feces US CA, faeces UK, ordure, shitting vulgar, shit vulgar, crap vulgar slang, dejection dated

2. Purification

purification, purging, purgation

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.

  2. n. 2

    Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.

Related words

Word family
defecate
Other spellings
defaecation

Forms

Plural
defecations → poos, stools, laxations, ordures…

Example sentences

  • stool He entered the bar and sat on the stool next to her.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
defecationrising
stoolrising
laxationfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
poo1
4 letters
shit1, crap1
5 letters
stool1, feces2
6 letters
faeces, ordure
7 letters
purging2
8 letters
shitting2, laxation
9 letters
dejection, purgation
12 letters
purification5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (feces2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
défécation
Italiano
defecazione
Español
defecación