indigestion
nounattested in dialogue
- Canada//ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən//
- Australia//ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒes.t͡ʃən//
A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.
noun
- 1
A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.
If you also knew how to combine foods—that is, what foods eaten together “set well,” you need never have indigestion, constipation or any of the headachy, stomachachy ills they lead to.
Etymology
From Middle English indigestioun, from Old French indigestion, from Late Latin indigestio, by surface analysis, in- + digestion.
Forms
- plural
- indigestions
indifference · The state of being indifferent.indifferent · Ambivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic.indigenous · Native to a land, especially before colonization.
indigestion · A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.
indispensable · Absolutely necessary or requisite; that one cannot do without.indistinct · not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or…indistinctly · In an indistinct manner.