verbal constipation

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Definition of verbal constipation in English English dictionary

Difficulty in expressing in words what one wants to say, especially if one has much to say

Hyphenation

ver·bal con·sti·pa·tion

Turkish pronunciation

vırbıl känstıpeyşın

Pronunciation

/ˈvərbəl ˌkänstəˈpāsʜən/ /ˈvɜrbəl ˌkɑːnstəˈpeɪʃən/

Etymology

() By analogy with verbal diarrhoea