diarrhoea

«diarrhoea» in Mova's school dictionary: an illness or condition in which a person has to go to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (diarrhoea, uncountable; American spelling diarrhea)

meaning for a pupil

Diarrhoea is an illness or condition in which a person has to go to the toilet very often, and the poo is runny and watery. tree →

sense in the lessons

In health lessons diarrhoea is often caused by germs, so washing your hands after the toilet and before eating helps stop it spreading. When you have diarrhoea you must drink plenty of water, because the body loses water quickly (dehydration). Phrases: have diarrhoea, a bout of diarrhoea, sickness and diarrhoea.

examples

• She stayed home from school with diarrhoea. tree →
• Wash your hands to stop germs that cause diarrhoea. tree →
• Drink lots of water if you have diarrhoea. tree →
• The baby had diarrhoea, so the parents called the doctor. tree →
• Bad food can give you sickness and diarrhoea. tree →
• Dirty water can cause diarrhoea. tree →

note

Uncountable: no «a», no plural (I have diarrhoea). Spelling trap: British diarrhoea, American diarrhea; remember double r and «rh». Pronounced dy-a-REE-a. It is the opposite of being constipated. See a doctor if it lasts long or if a baby has it.

In the corpora

• "Tummy bug" means a stomach infection with being sick or diarrhoea; it is everyday British English.
• "The runs" is slang for diarrhoea.
• "Montezuma's revenge" is a joking American name for diarrhoea caught while travelling, especially in Mexico.
• "An upset stomach" is a polite way to say diarrhoea or being sick.
• The NHS says stay off school until 48 hours after the last time you were sick or had diarrhoea.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «diarrhoea» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.