heartburn
/ˈhɑɹtˌbɝn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.87 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Coordinate term: cardiodynia"
- "”There’s some heartburn about the fact the message is getting stepped on,” said Mark McKinnon, Bush’s campaign media strategist."
- "America’s policy of containing both the Soviet Union and its Chinese ally did cause some heartburn in Tokyo."
- ""It boils down to promises made, promises kept," said Mr. White, 53. "And that's really what I have heartburn about.""
- "Back in Thailand, meantime, the CIA felt relatively little heartburn over the congressional rebuff."
Etymology
From Middle English hertbryne, herte-bren (“lust", also "heartburn”, literally “heart burn”), equivalent to heart + burn. Compare also Middle English herte-brennyng (“anger, bitterness, heartburn”, literally “burning of/in the heart, heart-burning”). Compare also Ancient Greek καρδιαλγία (kardialgía), from καρδία (kardía, “heart”) + ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”). From being a burning sensation near the location of the heart in the chest.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: hertbryne
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɑɹtˌbɝn/
- British English: /ˈhɑːtˌbɜːn/