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heartburn en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɑːtˌbɜːn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈhɑɹtˌbɝn/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English hertbryne, herte-bren (“lust", also "heartburn”, literally “heart burn”), equivalent to heart + burn. Compare also Middle English herte-brennyng (“anger, bitterness, heartburn”, literally “burning of/in the heart, heart-burning”). Compare also Ancient Greek καρδιαλγία (kardialgía), from καρδία (kardía, “heart”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). From being a burning sensation near the location of the heart in the chest.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet.
   • Coordinate term: cardiodynia
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) annoyance, heartache, or similar feelings.
   • ”There’s some heartburn about the fact the message is getting stepped on,” said Mark McKinnon, Bush’s campaign media strategist. 2001, J. Michael Willard, The Accidental Headline, →ISBN, page 80:
   • America’s policy of containing both the Soviet Union and its Chinese ally did cause some heartburn in Tokyo. 2003, Robyn Lim, The Geopolitics of East Asia: The Search for Equilibrium, →ISBN, page 92:
   • Back in Thailand, meantime, the CIA felt relatively little heartburn over the congressional rebuff. 2013, Kenneth Conboy, The Cambodian Wars, →ISBN, page 268:
   • "It boils down to promises made, promises kept," said Mr. White, 53. "And that's really what I have heartburn about." 2005 December 14, Micheline Maynard, Jeremy W. Peters, “Protests Well Up as Delphi Workers Ponder Cuts”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Hypernyms

indigestion

Synonyms

gastric reflux · cardialgy · pyrosis · gastroesophageal reflux · cardialgia · acid reflux · water brash

Translations (101)

ast quemura (pain caused by stomach acid) · ta நெஞ்செரிவு (pain caused by stomach acid) · sk záha (pain caused by stomach acid) · ga daigh chroí (pain caused by stomach acid) · acw حرْقَة (pain caused by stomach acid) · hy այրուցք (pain caused by stomach acid) · es hervera (pain caused by stomach acid) · uk печія (pain caused by stomach acid) · cs pálení žáhy (pain caused by stomach acid) · ro arsuri la stomac (pain caused by stomach acid) · ast ardidura (pain caused by stomach acid) · bg стомашни киселини (pain caused by stomach acid) · cmn 胃灼熱 /胃灼热 (pain caused by stomach acid) · es acidez estomacal (pain caused by stomach acid) · fr brûlures d'estomac (pain caused by stomach acid) · es jervederas (pain caused by stomach acid) · cmn 燒心 /烧心 (pain caused by stomach acid) · pdt Brennendesood (pain caused by stomach acid) · eo pirozo (pain caused by stomach acid) · he צרבת (pain caused by stomach acid) · gl acedía (pain caused by stomach acid) · cy llosg cylla (pain caused by stomach acid) · it bruciore di stomaco (pain caused by stomach acid) · sv halsbränna (pain caused by stomach acid) · es agrura (pain caused by stomach acid) · zlw-osk záha (pain caused by stomach acid) · om singiggoo (pain caused by stomach acid) · es hervores (pain caused by stomach acid) · ast ardura (pain caused by stomach acid) · ca cremor (pain caused by stomach acid) · sw kiungulia (pain caused by stomach acid) · mi pohongawhā (pain caused by stomach acid) · pt azia (pain caused by stomach acid) · es herbedero (pain caused by stomach acid) · es shuquencia (pain caused by stomach acid) · ka გულძმარვა (pain caused by stomach acid) · es agriera (pain caused by stomach acid) · es monosemic: rescoldera (pain caused by stomach acid) · be пякотка (pain caused by stomach acid) · ca pirosi (pain caused by stomach acid) · sh gorùšica (pain caused by stomach acid) · da halsbrand (pain caused by stomach acid) · nl maagzuur (pain caused by stomach acid) · ru изжо́га (pain caused by stomach acid) · ca coragre (pain caused by stomach acid) · es hervederas (pain caused by stomach acid) · is brjóstsviði (pain caused by stomach acid) · ru пиро́зис (pain caused by stomach acid) · el καούρα (pain caused by stomach acid) · mk жиго́вина (pain caused by stomach acid) · ga dó croí (pain caused by stomach acid) · es ardentilla (pain caused by stomach acid) · es herbederas (pain caused by stomach acid) · pl pieczenie (pain caused by stomach acid) · ga loscadh daighe (pain caused by stomach acid) · pt pirose (pain caused by stomach acid) · et kõrvetised (pain caused by stomach acid) · nv biyiʼ hodilid (pain caused by stomach acid) · gl ardentía (pain caused by stomach acid) · sh гору̀шица (pain caused by stomach acid) · vi ợ nóng (pain caused by stomach acid) · ja 胸焼け (pain caused by stomach acid) · tr mide yanması (pain caused by stomach acid) · kmr dilekizê (pain caused by stomach acid) · hu gyomorégés (pain caused by stomach acid) · ka გულისწვა (pain caused by stomach acid) · grc ὀξυρεγμία (pain caused by stomach acid) · ar حموضة معوية (pain caused by stomach acid) · eu bihotzerre (pain caused by stomach acid) · de Sodbrennen (pain caused by stomach acid) · ar حُرْقَة الْمَعِدَة (pain caused by stomach acid) · mi tokopaha (pain caused by stomach acid) · hy այրոց (pain caused by stomach acid) · es agruras (pain caused by stomach acid) · sl zgaga (pain caused by stomach acid) · sco water brash (pain caused by stomach acid) · zlw-ocs zháha (pain caused by stomach acid) · mi tokopā (pain caused by stomach acid) · es jerbedero (pain caused by stomach acid) · no halsbrann (pain caused by stomach acid) · gd losgadh-bràghad (pain caused by stomach acid) · es jervores (pain caused by stomach acid) · mi taratarawai (pain caused by stomach acid) · es ardor estomacal (pain caused by stomach acid) · wym kwȫł (pain caused by stomach acid) · pdt Soodbrennen (pain caused by stomach acid) · niq kalut (pain caused by stomach acid) · ast ardentía (pain caused by stomach acid) · ko 속 쓰림 (pain caused by stomach acid) · mkj johiahia (pain caused by stomach acid) · id nyeri ulu hati (pain caused by stomach acid) · mn шар (pain caused by stomach acid) · am ቃር (pain caused by stomach acid) · cy dŵr poeth (pain caused by stomach acid) · acw حَرَقان (pain caused by stomach acid) · fa سوزش سر دل (pain caused by stomach acid) · fi närästys (pain caused by stomach acid) · tg зардаҷӯш (pain caused by stomach acid) · pl zgaga (pain caused by stomach acid) · bn বুকজ্বালা (pain caused by stomach acid) · es acedía (pain caused by stomach acid)