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
No good can result from it; but, perhaps, for all parties a great deal of heartburning and pain.
From The Sapphire Cross by Fenn, George Manville
She was not made for a life and a place like this, where pain and passion and heartburning lie in sharp contrast of shadow side by side with sunshine and flowers.
From The Guests Of Hercules by Bracker, M. Leone
There was much heartburning and jealousy secretly felt among men twice his age, who had waited and hoped for years for such an opening, till at last they had rusted and become incapable of effort.
From Hodge and His Masters by Jefferies, Richard
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