noun

dysentery

DIHS-uhn-tuh-ree

noun

A serious intestinal infection causing severe diarrhoea, often with blood, along with fever and abdominal pain.

"Poor sanitation in the camp led to an outbreak of dysentery."

How to Use Dysentery

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA nasty gut infection that causes bloody diarrhoea and fever, usually from contaminated food or water.

Common pairings

outbreak of dysentery contract dysentery

dysenteries plural

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From Ancient Greek dusentería, combining dus- ("bad") and éntera ("bowels").

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