Dictionary

indigestion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˌɪn.dɪˈd͡ʒes.t͡ʃən/ (Australia)

Etymology

From Middle English indigestioun, from Old French indigestion, from Late Latin indigestio, by surface analysis, in- + digestion.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A condition of heartburn, nausea, or other stomach-related pain, sometimes caused by eating too quickly.
   • 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:

Forms

Deriveds

acid indigestion

Relateds

bubble guts · GERD · heartburn · acid reflux · constipation · GORD · gastric reflux

Translations (83)

af slegte spysvertering (condition caused by eating too quickly) · eu indigestioak (condition caused by eating too quickly) · gd dì-chnàmhadh (condition caused by eating too quickly) · hi अनपच (condition caused by eating too quickly) · nl indigestie (condition caused by eating too quickly) · gl indixestión (condition caused by eating too quickly) · si අජීර්ණය (condition caused by eating too quickly) · gl empacho (condition caused by eating too quickly) · kn ಅಜೀರ್ಣ (condition caused by eating too quickly) · no fordøyelsesbesvær (condition caused by eating too quickly) · az həzmsizlik (condition caused by eating too quickly) · km ការរំលាយអាហារ (condition caused by eating too quickly) · te అజీర్తి (condition caused by eating too quickly) · no fordøyelsesproblemer (condition caused by eating too quickly) · sv indigestion (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ca indigestió (condition caused by eating too quickly) · et seedehäire (condition caused by eating too quickly) · bg лошо храносмилане (condition caused by eating too quickly) · fa سوءِ هاضمه (condition caused by eating too quickly) · el δυσπεψία (condition caused by eating too quickly) · gd cion-meirbhidh (condition caused by eating too quickly) · es indigestión (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ga mí-dhíleá (condition caused by eating too quickly) · fi ruoansulatusvaivat (condition caused by eating too quickly) · fr indigestion (condition caused by eating too quickly) · hi अजीर्ण (condition caused by eating too quickly) · fi ruoansulatushäiriö (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ml ദഹനക്കേട് (condition caused by eating too quickly) · sa अजीर्ण (condition caused by eating too quickly) · mi taratarawai (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ru диспепси́я (condition caused by eating too quickly) · cs zažívací potíže (condition caused by eating too quickly) · pa ਬਦਹਜ਼ਮੀ (condition caused by eating too quickly) · pt indigestão (condition caused by eating too quickly) · hu gyomorrontás (condition caused by eating too quickly) · id gangguan pencernaan (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ne अपच (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ms ketakcernaan (condition caused by eating too quickly) · lv gremošanas traucējumi (condition caused by eating too quickly) · de Verdauungsstörung (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ky зилинин (condition caused by eating too quickly) · bn বদহজম (condition caused by eating too quickly) · sq dispepsi (condition caused by eating too quickly) · id indigesti (condition caused by eating too quickly) · be нястраўнасць (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ny kudzimbidwa (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ar عُسْر الهَضَم (condition caused by eating too quickly) · hi बदहज़मी (condition caused by eating too quickly) · co indigestione (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ga tinneas bhéal an ghoile (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ky ашказан бузулуу (condition caused by eating too quickly) · grc ἀπεψία (condition caused by eating too quickly) · la indīgestiō (condition caused by eating too quickly) · is meltingartruflanir (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ro indigestie (condition caused by eating too quickly) · tl disatunaw (condition caused by eating too quickly) · pl dyspepsja (condition caused by eating too quickly) · sh пробавне сметње (condition caused by eating too quickly) · mi kunāwhea (condition caused by eating too quickly) · la cruditates (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ko 소화 불량 (condition caused by eating too quickly) · cmn 消化不良 (condition caused by eating too quickly) · el βαρυστομαχιά (condition caused by eating too quickly) · lt nevirškinimas (condition caused by eating too quickly) · eo dispepsio (condition caused by eating too quickly) · my အစာမကွေခွငျး (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ka საჭმლის მონელების დარღვევა (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ht gonfleman (condition caused by eating too quickly) · la cruditas (condition caused by eating too quickly) · pl niestrawność (condition caused by eating too quickly) · cs špatné trávení (condition caused by eating too quickly) · it indigestione (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ar تُخْمَة (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ru несваре́ние желу́дка (condition caused by eating too quickly) · gu અપચો (condition caused by eating too quickly) · te అజీర్ణము (condition caused by eating too quickly) · eo misdigesto (condition caused by eating too quickly) · mr अपचन (condition caused by eating too quickly) · mt indiġestjoni (condition caused by eating too quickly) · ja 消化不良 (condition caused by eating too quickly) · la cruditatem (condition caused by eating too quickly) · sh probavne smetnje (condition caused by eating too quickly) · et seedehäired (condition caused by eating too quickly)