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

"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

“That includes one of your father’s beans, by the way. Try not to eat that. Come the morning, you’d have more than indigestion.”

From Literature

In America, “they eat your heart, then complain of indigestion,” complains the General, not adjusting to his new circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• heartburn
• nausea