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- [dee-hahy-drey-shuh n]
- /ˌdi haɪˈdreɪ ʃən/
- /ˌdiː.haiˈdrei.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dee-hahy-drey-shuh n]
- /ˌdi haɪˈdreɪ ʃən/
Definitions of dehydration word
- noun dehydration the act or process of dehydrating. 1
- noun dehydration an abnormal loss of water from the body, especially from illness or physical exertion. 1
- noun dehydration The act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition of a body from which the water has been removed. 1
- noun dehydration lack of water 1
- noun dehydration excessive dryness 1
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Origin of dehydration
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; dehydrate + -ion
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dehydration
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dehydration popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dehydration usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dehydration
noun dehydration
- lack — something missing or needed: After he left, they really felt the lack.
- scarcity — insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth.
- insufficiency — deficiency in amount, force, power, competence, or fitness; inadequacy: insufficiency of supplies.
- dearth — If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it.
- deficiency — Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is not having enough of it.
Antonyms for dehydration
noun dehydration
- abundance — An abundance of something is a large quantity of it.
- surplus — something that remains above what is used or needed.
- sufficiency — the state or fact of being sufficient; adequacy.
- plenty — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
- monsoon — the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter.
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