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indigestion

[ in-di-jes-chuhn, -dahy- ]

noun

  1. uncomfortable inability or difficulty in digesting food; dyspepsia.
  2. an instance or case of indigestion.


indigestion

/ ˌɪԻɪˈɛʃə /

noun

  1. difficulty in digesting food, accompanied by abdominal pain, heartburn, and belching Technical namedyspepsia
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of indigestion1

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin Իīپō- (stem of Իīپō ). See in- 2, digestion
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The president acknowledged that adding a tax on imported goods from Canada, Mexico and China might cause a "disturbance" and that US farmers might feel a "period of indigestion".

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Earl and the Twindaloo – Sale fans' nickname for the Curry brothers – were causing Ireland's attack indigestion.

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"That morning, I was having chest pains, thinking it was indigestion, so I took two tablets and went about my work," he said.

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As well as requiring a greater metabolic effort, this also causes the uncomfortable feeling of heaviness and indigestion that accompanies rushed meals.

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You write about your bingeing as a form of self-harm, about the way it caused you shame and embarrassment, nausea and indigestion.

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