indigestion
/ˌɪndɪˈdʒestʃən/noun
उच्चारण इन्डिजेस्चन
अपच
Core word
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[U]
pain caused by difficulty in digesting food
अपच
- suffer from indigestion
- Oily food and late dinners gave me indigestion for the whole week.
- Eating too fast often causes indigestion.
+ 2 more examples
- He took a tablet for his indigestion after the wedding feast.
- Spicy samosas gave her indigestion.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
indigestion (uncountable)
It is uncountable, so it has no plural and does not take a or an.
यह uncountable है, इसलिए इसका बहुवचन नहीं होता और इसके साथ a या an नहीं लगता।
- Heavy food gives me indigestion.
- She suffers from indigestion after spicy meals.
get / have / suffer from indigestion
These verbs are the usual partners; the preposition is from after suffer.
ये क्रियाएँ इसके सामान्य साथी हैं; suffer के बाद preposition 'from' आता है।
- He had indigestion after the wedding feast.
indigestion tablet / remedy
As a modifier it names medicine used to treat the problem.
Modifier के रूप में यह इस समस्या के इलाज की दवा का नाम बताता है।
- Take an indigestion tablet before bed.
indigestion vs digestion
Digestion is the process; indigestion is the pain when the process goes wrong.
Digestion प्रक्रिया है; indigestion उस प्रक्रिया के बिगड़ने पर होने वाला कष्ट है।
- Ginger tea aids digestion and eases indigestion.
+Collocations 4
verb + indigestion
gethavecausesuffer fromcure
- Eating too fast can cause indigestion.
adjective + indigestion
acutemildchronicsevereoccasional
- He has chronic indigestion and avoids oily food.
indigestion + noun
tabletremedypainmedicinesymptoms
- She took an indigestion remedy from the chemist.
indigestion after sth
after a mealafter the festivalafter eating outafter overeating
- Indigestion after a festival meal is quite common.
“More examples 7
- Radhika got indigestion after eating too many sweets at Diwali.
दीवाली पर बहुत सारी मिठाइयाँ खाने के बाद राधिका को अपच हो गई।
- My grandfather takes a spoonful of ajwain to ease his indigestion.
मेरे दादाजी अपच कम करने के लिए एक चम्मच अजवायन लेते हैं।
- Stress can also cause indigestion.
तनाव भी अपच का कारण बन सकता है।
- The doctor advised him to avoid fried food to prevent indigestion.
डॉक्टर ने अपच से बचने के लिए उसे तला हुआ भोजन न खाने की सलाह दी।
- A walk after dinner helps you avoid indigestion.
रात के खाने के बाद टहलना अपच से बचाता है।
- Drinking cold water with oily food often causes indigestion.
तैलीय भोजन के साथ ठंडा पानी पीने से प्रायः अपच होती है।
- Radhika's mother gave her a pinch of jeera to soothe the indigestion.
राधिका की माँ ने अपच शांत करने के लिए उसे चुटकी भर जीरा दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I have an indigestion since morning.
✓ I have had indigestion since morning.
Indigestion is uncountable, and since needs the present perfect.
'Indigestion' uncountable है, और 'since' के साथ present perfect आता है।
✗ He is suffering from indigestions.
✓ He is suffering from indigestion.
An uncountable noun has no plural form.
Uncountable noun का बहुवचन रूप नहीं होता।
§Grammar and usage
Prefix: in- makes the opposite (digestion, indigestion).
Prefix in- विपरीत बनाता है (digestion, indigestion)।