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indigestion

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas
US /ˌɪn.dɪˈdʒes.tʃən/ UK /ˌɪn.dɪˈdʒes.tʃən/
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Synonyms
1 noun · pain or discomfort in the... dyspepsiastomach upsetupset stomach
Word family
Forms indigestive
Related forms digestionheartburnnauseabelching

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Etymology

From Middle English indigestioun, via Old French indigestion from Late Latin indigestio ("failure to digest"). It combines Latin in- ("not") with digestio ("arrangement; digestion"), from digerere ("to separate, arrange, digest"). The bodily sense has remained central throughout its history.

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