indigestion
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See also: indigestión
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English indigestioun, from Old French indigestion, from Late Latin indigestio, by surface analysis, in- + digestion.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
indigestion (usually uncountable, plural indigestions)
- A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.
Translations[edit]
condition caused by eating too quickly
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Late Latin indigestiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
indigestion f (plural indigestions)
- indigestion
- (figuratively) overdose of, surfeit of something
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Further reading[edit]
- “indigestion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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