defecation

[ def-i-key-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act or instance of voiding excrement from the bowels; bowel movement:

   For best results, the stool sample should be tested within half an hour of defecation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of defecation¹

First recorded in 1620–30, for an earlier sense; from Latin dēfaecātiōn-, stem of dēfaecātiō “a cleansing,” from dēfaecāre “to cleanse, refine”; defecate ( def ), -ion ( def )

Example Sentences

Austin Metoyer, president and chief executive of the Downtown Long Beach Alliance, a nonprofit that manages the city’s downtown improvement districts, said the encampments had caused an array of problems for business owners including property damage, defecation and harassment of customers.

From Los Angeles Times

One person reported that there was “a sick inmate in the bunk above them whose defecation was falling into their bunk.”

From Los Angeles Times

Essman was in her home in New York, and Schaffer, who got his start as a writer on “Seinfeld,” was in the “Curb” offices in Los Angeles, where a sign on the wall behind him, hanging askew, read: “No defecation please.”

From New York Times

She said she would also push for more policing at homeless encampments, including ticketing residents for quality-of-life issues such as public defecation as well as assault and other crimes.

From Los Angeles Times

The complaint came one week after a social media post by the Chinese Xiangqi Association that described the drinking and defecation.

From Seattle Times