Indigestion
[ɪndɪ'dʒestʃ(ə)n;-daɪ-] or [,ɪndɪ'dʒɛstʃən]
Definition
(noun.) a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea.
Edited by Elena--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Lack of proper digestive action; a failure of the normal changes which food should undergo in the alimentary canal; dyspepsia; incomplete or difficult digestion.
Typed by Lillian
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Dyspepsia, dyspepsy, difficulty of digestion.
Typed by Aileen
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of indigestion, indicates unhealthy and gloomy surroundings.
Editor: Nettie
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. A disease which the patient and his friends frequently mistake for deep religious conviction and concern for the salvation of mankind. As the simple Red Man of the western wild put it with it must be confessed a certain force: 'Plenty well no pray; big bellyache heap God. '
Checker: Sylvia
Unserious Contents or Definition
A distressing stomach trouble that is sometimes temporarily relieved by kicking the cat or whipping the children.
Checked by Erwin
Examples
- Bicarbonate of soda is practically the sole ingredient of the soda mints popularly sold for indigestion. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Checker: Roland