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Definitions

dysentery

[dis-uhn-ter-ee] / ˈdɪs ənˌtɛr i /
NOUN
Aztec two-step
Synonyms
WEAK
Montezuma's revenge backdoor trots diarrhea diarrhoea flux loose stool runs summer complaint tourista trots turistas
NOUN
diarrhea
Synonyms
STRONG
flux
WEAK
Montezuma's revenge the runs the trots
NOUN
Montezuma's revenge
Synonyms
WEAK
Aztec two-step GI's flux loose stools runs tourista trots turistas

Example Sentences

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“It contributes to ill health, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, water-related diseases, and it contributes to conflicts over water.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

You and/or your ancestors didn’t die of dysentery.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2024

By World War II, even as scientists were manufacturing gallons of phages to combat cholera, dysentery, and gangrene in Stalingrad and Leningrad, much the West had given up on phages.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2024

Terens soon contracted dysentery, which almost killed him.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

The man who wound his watch had dysentery.

From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys