indigestion
noun/ˌɪndɪˈdʒestʃən/
/ˌɪndɪˈdʒestʃən/
[uncountable]- pain caused by difficulty in digesting food synonym dyspepsia
- Rich food always gives me indigestion.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- serious
- severe
- chronic
- …
- get
- have
- suffer from
- …
- problems
- tablet
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin indigestio(n-), from in- (expressing negation) + digestio (from the verb digerere, from di- ‘apart’ + gerere ‘carry’).Want to learn more?
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