indigestion

[ in-di-jes-chuhn, -dahy- ]

noun

1. uncomfortable inability or difficulty in digesting food; dyspepsia.
2. an instance or case of indigestion.

indigestion

/ ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstʃən /

noun

1. difficulty in digesting food, accompanied by abdominal pain, heartburn, and belching Technical namedyspepsia

indigestion

/ ĭn′dĭ-jĕs′chən /

1. See dyspepsia

Word History and Origins

Origin of indigestion¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times

You write about your bingeing as a form of self-harm, about the way it caused you shame and embarrassment, nausea and indigestion.

From Los Angeles Times

"That morning, I was having chest pains, thinking it was indigestion, so I took two tablets and went about my work," he said.

From BBC

As well as requiring a greater metabolic effort, this also causes the uncomfortable feeling of heaviness and indigestion that accompanies rushed meals.

From Salon

You write about your bingeing as a form of self-harm, about the way it caused you shame and embarrassment, nausea and indigestion.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• heartburn
• nausea