Heartburning

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Secret enmity; discontent.

    "[N]ecessity may abolish any law, but cannot alter the sentiments of the vulgar; right of inheritance being perhaps the most popular of all topicks; and therefore in great changes, when that is broke, there will remain much heart-burning and discontent among the meaner people; which (under a weak prince and corrupt administration) may have the worst consequences upon the peace of any state."

  2. 2
    intense resentment wordnet
  3. 3
    Heartburn.

    "Hee sett Promethius, on a merrye pynn, / Whoe dranke soe devillishly, that there he gott / A terrible heartburninge, […]"

Etymology

From heart + burning.

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