Indigestion Meaning
/ˌɪn.dɪˈdʒes.tʃən/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.
Sentence Examples
I have gas indigestion.
When we eat too much, we suffer from indigestion.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After eating three spicy burgers, he suffered from severe ____ for hours.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Eating too much spicy and greasy food gave him a very painful case of ____ late last night.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English indigestioun, from Old French indigestion, from Late Latin indigestio, by surface analysis, in- + digestion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1917 February 12, “If You Knew What Foods?” (advertisement), in The Independent, volume 59, number 3558, New York: Independent Corporation, page 280:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After eating three spicy burgers, he suffered from severe ____ for hours.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Eating too much spicy and greasy food gave him a very painful case of ____ late last night.