/ Dictionary / Index C constipation: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: con•sti•pa•tion Pronunciation: (kon"stu-pā'shun), [key] — n. a condition of the bowels in which the feces are dry and hardened and evacuation is difficult and infrequent. a state of slowing down, sluggishness, or inactivity. the act of crowding anything into a smaller compass; condensation. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: constipation (Thesaurus) constipate constituency Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arboreal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language