Definitions
A burning feeling in the chest caused by stomach acid reflux.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Coordinate term: cardiodynia”
“”There’s some heartburn about the fact the message is getting stepped on,” said Mark McKinnon, Bush’s campaign media strategist.”
“America’s policy of containing both the Soviet Union and its Chinese ally did cause some heartburn in Tokyo.”
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01“Acid reflux feeling”9 letters
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