[ noun ] a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea <noun.state>
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.
"This is such a mish-mash, it can give you indigestion," Ortega told delighted supporters at one rally. "Let (President) Bush eat it." Can UNO hold together and govern through 1996, should it win Sunday's general elections? "Yes.
Richard Boyle, vice chairman of Chase Manhattan Corp., avoids serious business when eating in with staffers; "I don't want to give people indigestion," he explains.
A joke at Tata centers on the indigestion Sir Frederick would have suffered had he honored his word.
"That's a lot of money that has to be raised, and could create some indigestion in the market," he said.
An indigestion remedy based on Zantac is at best three years away - pending regulatory approval, which is by no means certain - and could be second or third on to the market.
Meanwhile, back at her desk, Mrs. Brown says she has barely a minute of indigestion worrying about David at La Caravelle or David at Le Cote Basque or David in Seattle.
But as tends to happen with a change of diet, institutions showed signs of indigestion three months ago. Associations and the lead managers of issues from securities houses such as NatWest Markets and Hambros now face the question of how to respond.
But SmithKline is testing an over-the-counter form for which it hopes to win regulatory approval in treating heartburn, acid indigestion and other ailments.
Be sure to tell your doctor about past problems _ such as rashes, indigestion, dizziness, lack of appetite _ that occurred when you took other medicines.
Familiarity would bring contempt and indigestion. The Ackerman and Ronay guides are so bubbly that it is almost as if there is nothing wrong with the quality of British restaurants.
Doctors say continued use of aspirin can lead to stomach disorders ranging from simple indigestion to bleeding ulcers, as well as accelerated bleeding and hemorrhagic stroke, particularly among people with high blood pressure.
There is growing indigestion in the new issue market for equities, coupled with the prospect of a not particularly appetising rights issue from Eurotunnel this morning.
The RJR humiliation, Hutton indigestion, a slumping stock market and severe decline in the takeover business combined to wallop Shearson's earnings and stock price.
But if money supply remains tight, he says, the new stock issues are likely to cause indigestion.