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Heartburning

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Heart´burn`ing    (~bûrn`ĭng)
a.1.Causing discontent.
n.1.(Med.) Same as Heartburn.
2.Discontent; secret enmity.
The transaction did not fail to leave heartburnings.
- Palfrey.
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Noun1.heartburning - intense resentment; "his promotion caused much heartburning among his rivals"
bitterness, rancor, rancour, resentment, gall - a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will


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In all of this heartburning, let us also not forget about the "bad" globalization period--so "bad" that it has helped move close to a billion people out of poverty in the last twenty sweet years.
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The fact that most such efforts fail causes a good deal of distress and heartburning, both of which are quite justifiable.
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