Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diarrheic

/daɪəˈɹiːɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-ar-rhe-ic
IPA: /daɪəˈɹiːɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having diarrhea; diarrheal.

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English diaria English diarrhea Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English diarrheic From diarrhea + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /daɪəˈɹiːɪk/

Inflected Forms

diarrhoeic (alternative) diarrhœic (alternative)

Derived Forms

antidiarrheic antidiarrhœic

Synonyms

lax loose diarrheal diarrhoeal diarrhetic diarrhoetic diarrhoeic

Antonyms

constipated regular

Questions

How do you pronounce diarrheic?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪəˈɹiːɪk/.
What does diarrheic mean?: Having diarrhea; diarrheal.
Where does diarrheic come from?: Etymology tree Middle English diaria English diarrhea Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English diarrheic From diarrhea + -ic.

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