stomaching
Putting up with
Stomaching is tolerating or enduring something unpleasant.
The word draws on the stomach as the seat of appetite and digestion—what you can stomach is what you can take in without revulsion: I had trouble stomaching the graphic violence in the film.
Usually appears in negative constructions: She couldn't stomach his hypocrisy any longer.
Bodily food breakdown
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- pepsinGastric protein-cleaving enzyme
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
bile · chyme · peristalsis · metabolism · nutrients · intestines · duodenum · jejunum
Suffer through without yielding
- toleratePermit without approval
- abideTo tolerate or remain
- withstandRemain intact despite pressure
- bearLarge furry omnivore
accept · swallow · handle · brook · suffer · put up with · take · stand
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- queasinessMild stomach disturbance
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- indigestionPainful stomach after meals
- heartburnGastric acid irritation
bloating · cramps · dyspepsia · flatulence · belching · regurgitation · gassiness · colic
Intense distaste or disgust
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
unpalatable · objectionable · offensive · disagreeable · unsavory · bitter pill · hard to take · difficult
digestion
Bodily food breakdown
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- pepsinGastric protein-cleaving enzyme
acid · bile · chyme · peristalsis · metabolism · nutrients · intestines · duodenum · jejunum · ileum
endure
Suffer through without yielding
bear · accept · swallow · handle · brook · suffer · put up with · take · stand · digest
nausea
Pre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- queasinessMild stomach disturbance
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- indigestionPainful stomach after meals
heartburn · bloating · cramps · dyspepsia · flatulence · belching · regurgitation · gassiness · colic · irritable
repugnance
Intense distaste or disgust
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- disgustIntense physical aversion
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
loathing · unpalatable · objectionable · offensive · disagreeable · unsavory · bitter pill · hard to take · difficult · unpleasant
- complianceaudit, obeying, policy, compliance officer, regulation
stomachingrejecting
Refusing to accept
refusing · repudiating · spurning · rebuffing · protesting
stomach, stomachs, gastric, stomached, gastropod, gastroscopy, gastrointestinal