Synonyms for heartburn


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hahrt-burn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrtˌbɜrn


Définition of heartburn

Origin :
  • mid-13c., herte-brine "lust," later "heartburn, indigestion" (mid-15c.); also herte-brenning "anger, bitterness" (c.1400), also "heartburn" (mid-15c.). See heart + burn (n.). Also cf. cardiac.
  • noun burning sensation
Example sentences :
  • Would she hand that one this bit of magnesia for his heartburn?
  • Extract from : « The Red Acorn » by John McElroy
  • I ain't tried them for quite a while, and maybe they'll help the heartburn.
  • Extract from : « Ethan Frome » by Edith Wharton
  • "Gives me the heartburn," he said, and shook his head rather sadly.
  • Extract from : « Kipps » by H. G. Wells
  • The usual causes of heartburn are excess in eating and drinking, the use of improper food, and sedentary habits.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I » by Arnold Cooley
  • One has no misgivings, no heartburn, no exasperation with fate.
  • Extract from : « Command » by William McFee
  • In wicked, worldly villages there is rivalry, leading to heartburn and jealously.
  • Extract from : « Idle Ideas in 1905 » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • "Sody-water or magneeshy is good for heartburn," smiled the widow.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Chums » by Burt L. Standish
  • Cardialgia is a painful condition of the stomach, usually referred to its cardiac orifice, and is popularly known as heartburn.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • Acid eructations and heartburn are often relieved by the antacids, as bicarbonate of sodium, lime-water, or calcined magnesia.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • Heartburn and eructations of gas and of bitter or of acid fluids are frequently present.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

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