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Montezuma's revenge

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of Montezuma's revenge

abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
  • The one person in the tour group who didn't drink the water was spared Montezuma's revenge.
Synonyms of Montezuma's revenge

diarrhea, flux, runs
Words Related to Montezuma's revenge

dysentery

scour(s)

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