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Heartburning

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n. heartburn

n. discontent; secret enmity

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Causing discontent.

n. Same as heartburn.

n. Discontent; secret enmity.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Heartburn.

n. Discontent; especially, envy or jealousy; enmity.

Causing discontent; especially, causing envy or jealousy.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. intense resentment

Word Usage

"I cannot possibly pay for the damage I have done, and if the real cause of this is published, it will lead only to heartburning and the obstruction of my work."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

resentment bitterness gall rancor rancour

Variant

heartburn

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

discontent

Same Context

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