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dehydrated

dehydrated

42 4.1
Having too little water in the body to work well
  • adjective
  • /diˈhaɪdreɪtɪd/
translation icon : deshidratado
  • He was a little bit dehydrated, but apart from that, he was fine.
  • become dehydrated
  • a dehydrated patient

And because they're chronically dehydrated, they have this constant sense of thirst.

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Examples

  • The hikers realized they were dehydrated when they began to experience severe cramps during their trek.

  • Sorry I am so dehydrated my body hurts.

  • "I'm afraid I was more dehydrated than I thought." "It's not difficult to lose body moisture in this country."

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Paramedics arrived and noted that Ryan appeared dehydrated and lethargic.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Fifteen minutes later, a severely dehydrated Armstrong was in Bellamy's living room, asking questions.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The infant, a six-pound male, approximately five hours old, was mildly dehydrated but otherwise healthy.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • After several hours in the sun without any water, I became dehydrated and felt dizzy.

  • If you don't drink enough fluids, you can easily become dehydrated, which can cause serious health issues.

Synonyms

parched
vsdehydrated
13 4.7

Having very little water because of heat

focuses on extreme water loss in the body causing impaired function
thirsty
vsdehydrated
7 1.3

Land or plants that need water because they are dry

refers to lack of body fluids rather than general environmental dryness
unhydrated
vsdehydrated
  • Specialized
7.2

A person or animal who has too little water in their body

indicates excessive fluid loss that impairs normal body function

Antonyms

hydrated
  • Specialized
4.4

Containing water inside its solid crystals, as some salts and minerals

Compounds

Food with most of its water removed to keep it longer

Food with much water removed so it weighs less and lasts longer

How Dehydrated

dehydrated
42 4.1
hydrated
  • Specialized
4.4

Surface Forms

dehydrated positive

Morphology

dehydrated = dehydrate (transparent) = de + hydrate + ed

This adjective is a regular -ed form of the verb 'dehydrate' and means having lost too much water.

Etymology

Dehydrated comes from the parts de- meaning 'remove' and hydr- meaning 'water', the same root you see in hydrate. So when a person is dehydrated, their body has lost too much water and cannot work well.