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
There was a great deal of heartburning and ill-will in respect to the Duke of Lancaster's new wife, with whom the other ladies of the court had declared they would not associate on any terms.
From Richard II Makers of History by Jacob Abbott
If a difference of opinion existed on the point between the two classes of the Roman population, it was extinguished, with many other sources of heartburning, by the great Decemviral compromise.
From Ancient Law Its Connection to the History of Early Society by Sir Henry Sumner Maine
"And in consequence I am saved much heartburning."
From The Men Who Wrought by Ridgwell Cullum
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