Regurgitation Definition

The act of bringing swallowed food or liquid back up into the mouth, often without forceful vomiting; figuratively, the uncritical repetition of information or opinions.

Common in medical writing; the figurative sense appears in formal or academic criticism but is less frequent in everyday speech.

Regurgitation is a noun.

Regurgitation has medium GRE relevance.

Regurgitation Synonyms

bringing up , parroting , reflux , repetition

How To Use Regurgitation In A Sentence

  1. The physician suspected regurgitation rather than ordinary vomiting.
  2. The infant experienced frequent regurgitation after feeding.
  3. The professor criticized the student's essay as mere regurgitation of the textbook.
  4. Effective analysis requires more than the regurgitation of established theories.
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