'Indigestion' definitions:
Definition of 'indigestion'
From: WordNet
noun
A disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea [syn: indigestion, dyspepsia, stomach upset, upset stomach]
Definition of 'Indigestion'
From: GCIDE
- Indigestion \In`di*ges"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. indigestio: cf. F. indigestion. See In- not, and Digest.] Discomfort due to a lack of proper digestive action; a failure of the normal changes which food should undergo in the alimentary canal; dyspepsia; incomplete or difficult digestion. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'indigestion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abscess,
- ague,
- anemia,
- ankylosis,
- anoxia,
- apnea,
- asphyxiation,
- asthma,
- ataxia,
- atrophy,
- backache,
- bleeding,
- blennorhea,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- cardialgia,
- chill,
- chills,
- cholera morbus,
- colic,
- constipation,
- convulsion,
- costiveness,
- coughing,
- cyanosis,
- diarrhea,
- dizziness,
- dropsy,
- dysentery,
- dyspepsia,
- dyspnea,
- edema,
- emaciation,
- fainting,
- fatigue,
- fever,
- fibrillation,
- flux,
- gripe,
- gripes,
- growth,
- heartburn,
- hemorrhage,
- high blood pressure,
- hydrops,
- hypertension,
- hypotension,
- icterus,
- inflammation,
- insomnia,
- irregularity,
- itching,
- jaundice,
- labored breathing,
- lientery,
- low blood pressure,
- lumbago,
- marasmus,
- nasal discharge,
- nausea,
- necrosis,
- obstipation,
- pain,
- paralysis,
- pruritus,
- pyrosis,
- rash,
- rheum,
- sclerosis,
- seizure,
- shock,
- skin eruption,
- sneezing,
- sore,
- spasm,
- tabes,
- tachycardia,
- trots,
- tumor,
- upset stomach,
- vertigo,
- vomiting,
- wasting