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indigestion

noun
🔊/ˌɪndɪˈdʒestʃən/
🔊/ˌɪndɪˈdʒestʃən/
 [uncountable]
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  1. pain caused by difficulty in digesting food 消化不良（症）synonym dyspepsia
    • Rich food always gives me indigestion.油腻的食物总会让我消化不良。
    Topics Illnessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • serious
    • severe
    • chronic
    • …
    verb + indigestion
    • get
    • have
    • suffer from
    • …
    indigestion + noun
    • problems
    • tablet
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin indigestio(n-), from in- (expressing negation) + digestio (from the verb digerere, from di- ‘apart’ + gerere ‘carry’).