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heartburning

/hˈɑɹtbɜnɪŋ/ noun

Secret enmity; discontent.

Word Origin A compound of 'heart' and 'burning' — literally a burning in the heart. It's an old word for heartburn, that fiery sensation in the chest. The root 'heart' from Proto-Germanic 'hertō' gives us hearty, heartless, sweetheart. 'Burn' from 'brinnaną' gives us burner, burning. So heartburning is that internal fire.

noun Secret enmity; discontent. countable

There was much heartburning among the staff after the unfair promotions.

(名词) 暗中敌意；不满；腹诽；心怀不满 【暗中敌意；不满】

不公平的晋升后，员工们心中充满了怨恨。

(sustantivo) Enemistad secreta; descontento.

Hubo mucho resentimiento entre el personal después de los ascensos injustos.

(nom) rancœur; rancune; animosité; amertume; mécontentement [Hostilité ou mécontentement caché, ressenti sans être exprimé ouvertement.]

Il y avait beaucoup de rancœur parmi le personnel après les promotions injustes.

(Substantiv) verhaltener Groll; geheime Feindseligkeit; Missgunst [Versteckte Feindseligkeit oder Unzufriedenheit.]

Nach den ungerechten Beförderungen herrschte viel **heartburning** unter den Mitarbeitern.

(名詞) 隠れた敵意や不满。表面には出ない恨みや羨望。

不公平な昇進の後、スタッフの間には隠れた不满が広がっていた。

(substantivo) rancor; ressentimento; inimizade; descontentamento [Inimizade secreta; descontentamento.]

Houve muito ressentimento entre os funcionários após as promoções injustas.

Synonyms: resentment grudge rancor bitterness animosity ill will malice Antonyms: goodwill amity benevolence friendliness
Word parts: heart + burn + ing

Related words

hearten dishearten hearty heartless heartily burner

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