heartburning
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of heartburning
Example Sentences
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But “Dumb and Dumber,” which presented itself as an invigorating blast of odorous fun, earned its laughs partly because it didn’t soften its no-frills absurdity and heartburning guff about life being a box of chocolates.
From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2014
After much private heartburning, the WACs finally junked it in favor of a jauntier, less severe overseas cap.
From Time Magazine Archive
The younger men who had since come out had been scandalized, and tried to make a change, which had led to much heartburning.
From Pioneers and Founders or, Recent Workers in the Mission field by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
But there was a lot of heartburning about ill-timed levity.
From A Prisoner in Turkey by Still, John
The melody itself seems to have caused some heartburning to many excellent critics.
From Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama by Hight, George Ainslie
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