Meanings
noundysmenorrhea (countable and uncountable, plural dysmenorrheas)
plural dysmenorrheas · alternative dysmenorrhoea · alternative dysmenorrhœa
- countableuncountablemedicinePainful menstruation (menstrual pain); menstruation accompanied by uterine cramps, often with other symptoms including headache, nausea etc.
Synonyms: menorrhalgia, period pain
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPainful menstruation (menstrual pain); menstruation accompanied by uterine cramps, often with other symptoms including headache, nausea etc.
Similar
menorrhalgiaperiod pain
Opposite
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Translations
Arabic عسر الطمث
- عسر الطمث (ʿusr aṭ-ṭamth)painful menstruation
Catalan dismenorrea
- dismenorreapainful menstruation
Chinese Mandarin 經痛 /经痛, 痛經 /痛经
- 經痛 /经痛 (jīngtòng)painful menstruation
- 痛經 /痛经 (tòngjīng)painful menstruation
- 月經絞痛 /月经绞痛 (yuèjīng jiǎotòng)painful menstruation
Dutch dysmenorroe
- dysmenorroepainful menstruation
Estonian düsmenorröa
- düsmenorröapainful menstruation
Finnish dysmenorrea, kuukautiskipu
- dysmenorreapainful menstruation
- kuukautiskipupainful menstruation
French dysménorrhée
- dysménorrhéepainful menstruation
German Menstruationsbeschwerden, Regelschmerzen
- Menstruationsbeschwerdenpainful menstruation
- Regelschmerzenpainful menstruation
- Dysmenorrhoepainful menstruation
Greek δυσμηνόρροια
- δυσμηνόρροια (dysminórroia)painful menstruation
Hindi कष्टार्तव
- कष्टार्तव (kaṣṭārtav)painful menstruation
Indonesian dismenorea, nyeri haid
- dismenoreapainful menstruation
- nyeri haidpainful menstruation
- senggugutpainful menstruation
- sumilangeun (Sunda)painful menstruation
Italian dismenorrea
- dismenorreapainful menstruation
Japanese 月経困難症
- 月経困難症 (gekkei konnan shō)painful menstruation
Korean 생리통
- 생리통 (saengnitong)painful menstruation
Polish bóle menstruacyjne
- bóle menstruacyjnepainful menstruation
Portuguese dismenorreia
- dismenorreiapainful menstruation
Russian дисменоре́я
- дисменоре́я (dismenoréja)painful menstruation
Spanish dismenorrea
- dismenorreapainful menstruation
Tagalog masakit na dating
- masakit na datingpainful menstruation
Ukrainian дисменоре́я
- дисменоре́я (dysmenoréja)painful menstruation
Vietnamese đau bụng kinh
- đau bụng kinhpainful menstruation
Yiddish ווסתּ־שמערצן
- ווסתּ־שמערצן (vest-shmertsn)painful menstruation
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dysmenorrhea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysmenorrhea
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“dysmenorrhea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysmenorrhea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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