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heartburning
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heartburning, a.
Causing discontent. [1913 Webster]
heartburning, n.
- Same as Heartburn. [1913 Webster]
- Discontent; secret enmity. Swift. [1913 Webster]"The transaction did not fail to leave heartburnings." [1913 Webster]
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heartburning
Regret
N regret, repining, homesickness, nostalgia, mal du pays, maladie, lamentation, penitence, bitterness, heartburning, recrimination (accusation), laudator temporis acti, regretting, regretful, homesick, regretted, much to be regretted, regrettable, lamentable, regrettably, unfortunately, most unfortunately, Int, alas!, what a pity!, hang it!, 'tis pity, 'tis too true, sigh'd and look'd and sigh'd again, I'm sorry.Enmity
N enmity, hostility, unfriendliness, discord, bitterness, rancor, alienation, estrangement, dislike, hate, heartburning, animosity, malevolence, inimical, unfriendly, hostile, at enmity, at variance, at daggers drawn, at open war with, up in arms against, in bad odor with, on bad terms, not on speaking terms, cool, cold, cold hearted, estranged, alienated, disaffected, irreconcilable.For further exploring for "heartburning" in Webster Dictionary Online