regurgitation
Americannoun
-
the act of regurgitating.
-
voluntary or involuntary return of partly digested food from the stomach to the mouth.
-
Pathology. the reflux of blood through defective heart valves.
Etymology
Origin of regurgitation
First recorded in 1595–1605, regurgitation is from the Medieval Latin word regurgitātiōn- (stem of regurgitātiō ). See regurgitate, -ion
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Dan Turner, coordinator at North East England Beached Bird Surveys said: "We've already seen samples from contents of stomachs of suspected regurgitation which contain nurdles."
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In some ways, the Heat Index points to where we’re going, toward an internet of regurgitation, in which art and writing are composed of machine-processed fragments of what came before.
From Slate ● May 21, 2025
Past attempts to make the system give more human-like responses, beyond simple fact regurgitation or rudimentary stories, were largely rebuffed by ChatGPT.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024
Tricuspid regurgitation is a condition in which the tricuspid valve of the heart fails to close completely.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2024
A constant regurgitation of the top-twenty pop songs bursts from the open door, and a giant, inflatable unicorn is resting its plastic horn against the living room window.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
