Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undigestion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: undi-ges-tion
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lack of digestion, or poor digestion.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The presence of food in any state of digestion or undigestion in the ileum must be a source of irritation and danger."
"A new word was introduced recently into English — undigestion. This simply refers to a lack of movement of food in the stomach and small intestine and responds to treatment with domperidone."
"When we arrived at one of those soda ponds, being a little backwash slough with a white deposit over the top, I collected a pocketful of dust that goes by the western name of “saleratus,” which is practically the identical same thing as baking soda, and really first-rate for undigestion."

Etymology

From un- + digestion.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

indigestion

Questions

What does undigestion mean?: Lack of digestion, or poor digestion.
Where does undigestion come from?: From un- + digestion.

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