defecation

noun

def·​e·​ca·​tion ˌde-fi-ˈkā-shən 

1

: the discharge of solid waste from the anus : the act or process of defecating

To meet the clinical definition of IBS [irritable bowel syndrome], you must have had 12 weeks … of abdominal pain or discomfort within the past year, associated with relief with defecation and a change in the form or frequency of stool.

—Food and Fitness Advisor

2

: feces, excrement

At first it was believable because, as Gov. Mario Cuomo said at the outset, "She's covered with defecation, her hair is shorn … "

—Ellen Goodman

William Allen Livingston lost several ounces of urine and defecation when the fusillade of .38 caliber and .00 buckshot devastated him …

—Joseph Wambaugh

Examples of defecation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last year Charlotte City Council took a controversial vote to restore criminal penalties for public masturbation, urination and defecation, and open containers, among other offenses. —Alexandria Sands, Axios, 17 Jan. 2025

Its collection includes a wall of sculpted vulvas and a machine that mimics human digestion, complete with odors, from chewing to defecation. —Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 25 June 2024

But the second biggest emitter is via the burping and defecation of livestock. —Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024

Locals in turn threaten to protest with a mass defecation into the river. —Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 30 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

defecation

noun

def·​e·​ca·​tion

variants or chiefly British defaecation

ˌdef-i-ˈkā-shən 

: discharge of feces