regurgitation

Noun

Meaning

The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance

the reversal of the natural direction in which the current or contents flow through a tube or cavity of the body.

The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

vomiting vomit puking emesis disgorgement eddy whirlpool return confluence loathing maelstrom bore rejection repetition overflow
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Antonyms

like original approval loving kindness liking
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Hypernyms

projection recall expulsion reflex ejection recollection

Hyponyms

rumination hematemesis haematemesis hyperemesis

Related terms

regurgitate regurgitative

Phrases with the word

absorption and regurgitation regurgitation bag mitral regurgitation aortic regurgitation

Examples

I think the thing about film is, as it gets proved by a lot of young filmmakers now, that the medium will just go on reinventing itself, and so you just hope to be a part of that and not a part of some kind of endless regurgitation or 'Here I am doing what you know I do' kind of thing. Alan Rickman

he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation Source: Internet

All had severe eccentric mitral regurgitation. Source: Internet

A quickly rising and quickly falling pulse (pulsus celer) is seen in aortic regurgitation. Source: Internet

Like Dewey he also felt that students should be actively engaged in their learning rather than actively disengaged with the simple reading and regurgitation of material. Source: Internet

Often utilizes the Doppler effect to determine blood flow through valves (stenosis & regurgitation) and through the septum (ASD & VSD). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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