dehydration
noun
de·hy·dra·tion
ˌdē-ˌhī-ˈdrā-shən 
: the process of dehydrating
especially
: an abnormal depletion of body fluids
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Williams returned for training camp but did have to be helped off the field during one session after dealing with dehydration.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 10 Sep. 2025
Complications of the disease include pneumonia, middle ear infection, fainting, dehydration, seizures and brain swelling.
—Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Williams returned for training camp but did have to be helped off the field during one session after dealing with dehydration.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Coffee has long been blamed for dehydration, but that idea is mostly a myth.
—Fran Kritz, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dehydration
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“Dehydration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dehydration. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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dehydration
noun
de·hy·dra·tion
ˌdē-hī-ˈdrā-shən
: the process of dehydrating
especially
: an abnormal depletion of body fluids
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