adjective
- unable to empty the bowels easily or regularly
- restricted or inhibited in expression or action
Usage: medical
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The patient complained of feeling constipated for several days.
- A high-fiber diet can help prevent becoming constipated.
- The medication made him constipated as a side effect.
- Her writing style seemed constipated and overly formal.
- The constipated bureaucracy moved slowly on the proposal.
- He felt emotionally constipated and unable to express his feelings.