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indigestion

American  
[in-di-jes-chuhn, -dahy-] / ˌɪn dɪˈdʒɛs tʃən, -daɪ- /

noun

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

  2. an instance or case of indigestion.

indigestion British  
/ ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstʃən /

noun

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

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indigestion Scientific  
/ ĭn′dĭ-jĕs′chən /

  1. See dyspepsia

Etymology

Origin of indigestion

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

Example Sentences

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This news isn’t simply something to give the typical worker indigestion on Thursday, but may be enough to make them think twice before wasting too much money on Black Friday as well.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

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

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2025

Even before that tour, Wendy Dio says Ronnie was having trouble with indigestion and visited a specialist in Beverly Hills.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2024

There is no such thing as a free lunch, and even if there were, there’d be no guarantee against indigestion.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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