indigestion

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

noun

1. uncomfortable inability or difficulty in digesting food; dyspepsia.

2. an instance or case of indigestion.

indigestion

/ ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstʃən /

noun

1. Technical name: dyspepsia. difficulty in digesting food, accompanied by abdominal pain, heartburn, and belching

indigestion

1. See dyspepsia

Word History and Origins

Origin of indigestion¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin indīgestiōn- (stem of indīgestiō ). See in- ², digestion

Example Sentences

“But Lowly worm is eating a lot of peas, so we need to keep a close eye on him to make sure he doesn’t get indigestion.”

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The final product is the literary equivalent of a multicourse meal in a German restaurant—you’re left satiated, but not entirely satisfied, and may feel some indigestion.

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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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Related Words

• heartburn 
• nausea