STOMACH UPSET

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does stomach upset mean? 

• STOMACH UPSET (noun)
  The noun STOMACH UPSET has 1 sense:

1. a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

  Familiarity information: STOMACH UPSET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STOMACH UPSET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

dyspepsia; indigestion; stomach upset; upset stomach

Hypernyms ("stomach upset" is a kind of...):

symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)

Meronyms (parts of "stomach upset"):

bellyache; gastralgia; stomach ache; stomachache (an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region)

 Context examples 

The animal thereby learns to associate the taste with stomach upset.

(Researchers identify area of the amygdala involved in taste aversion, University of Granada)

This association between taste and symptoms of poisoning also arises even if the stomach upset occurs several hours after having eaten.

(Researchers identify area of the amygdala involved in taste aversion, University of Granada)