heartburning
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of heartburning
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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
Slowly the conviction that this was the true explanation of all that had caused her such bitter heartburning in the unhappy past grew and deepened in Diana's mind.
From The Splendid Folly by Margaret Pedler
It reduced his heartburning to melancholy, and he exclaimed, "Why the deuce did I come here!"
From The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
This is why a question apparently of pure science turns out practically so full of inward heartburning and mutual reviling.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 by Various
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