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1. heartburn

noun. ['ˈhɑːrtˌbɝːn'] a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder.

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Etymology

  • burn (English)
  • bernen (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • heart (English)
  • herte (Middle English (1100-1500))

Rhymes with Heartburn

  • arterburn
  • bradburn
  • camburn
  • clayburn
  • cockburn
  • cogburn
  • eastburn
  • fairburn
  • fishburn
  • freeburn
  • glassburn
  • kinburn
  • marshburn
  • mashburn
  • milburn
  • newburn
  • osburn
  • pangburn
  • redburn
  • sunburn

How do you pronounce heartburn?

Pronounce heartburn as ˈhɑrtˌbərn.

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