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DYSENTERY

a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection

The meaning of the word dysentery is a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection.

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abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
extrudeto force, press, or push out
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
dowseto plunge into water
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escapadea usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor