Question

Choose the correct synonyms of the following word or phrase.
He has got diarrhoea.
A) The rises
B) The rooties
C) The runs
D) Constipation

Answer 1

Hint:Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning and to avoid repetition synonyms are used. For example: the synonym of beautiful is pretty and adorable.

Complete answer:
We must find the meaning of diarrhoea and the meaning of words that are given in the options. And both the words should have the same meaning or the exact sense.
The meaning of diarrhoea is ‘when your bowel movements become loose or watery’. And we must find the correct answer from the options given whose meaning is the same as diarrhoea.
Option A) The rises - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of ‘the rises’ is ‘move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up or stand up or get up’ and this is not the synonym of the word diarrhoea because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option B) The rooties – is an incorrect answer because the meaning of ‘the rooties’ is ‘full or consisting of roots’ and this is not the synonym of the word diarrhoea because their meanings are not the same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) The runs - is the correct answer because the meaning of ‘the runs’ is ‘an illness that causes a person to pass waste from the body very frequently and in liquid rather than solid form’ and this is the synonym of the word diarrhoea and they can be used in place of each other because they have similar meaning. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option D) Constipation - is an incorrect answer because the meaning of constipation is ‘a condition in which there is difficulty in emptying the bowels, usually associated with hardened faeces’ and this is not the synonym of the word diarrhoea because their meanings are not same. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: Synonyms are the words that have the same or similar meaning i.e. synonym of diarrhoea is ‘the runs. So, the most appropriate answer is Option C and antonym are the words that are opposite in meaning i.e. the antonym of diarrhoea is constipation (Option D already given in the options). However, here we have to give the exact meaning or synonym of the word, So, the runs is the most appropriate answer as compared to any other options given.