Indigestion

//ˌɪn.dɪˈdʒes.tʃən// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly. uncountable, usually

    "If you also knew how to combine foods—that is, what foods eaten together “set well,” you need never have indigestion, constipation or any of the headachy, stomachachy ills they lead to."

  2. 2
    a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea wordnet

Synonyms

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dyspepsiaabscessagueanemiaankylosisanoxia

Example

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"When we eat too much, we suffer from indigestion."

Etymology

From Middle English indigestioun, from Old French indigestion, from Late Latin indigestio, by surface analysis, in- + digestion.

Related phrases

acid indigestionacid refluxgastric reflux

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