dehydration

From de- + hydration.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /diːhaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /dihaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

dehydration (countable and uncountable, plural dehydrations)

1. The act or process of removing water from something.

   Synonyms: drying, desiccation

2. The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.

• hypohydration