regurgitation

/ri,gə:dʤi'teiʃn/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth: The involuntary or voluntary act of bringing swallowed food or liquid back up from the stomach to the mouth.
    • The mechanical act of bringing something back up or out: The process of something flowing or being brought back in the direction it came from.
    • The act of repeating information without understanding or thought: The reproduction of learned facts or ideas, often in a mechanical, rote manner without critical analysis.
Examples of Usage
  • Medical/Biological Context:
    • The baby's frequent regurgitation is a common concern for new parents.
    • A common symptom of the condition is acid regurgitation.
  • Mechanical/Flow Context:
    • The engineer diagnosed a problem with fluid regurgitation in the valve.
  • Educational/Cognitive Context:
    • The exam encouraged critical thinking, not just the regurgitation of textbook facts.
    • His speech was a mere regurgitation of the party's talking points.
Advanced Usage
  • "Regurgitation of information": A common collocation criticizing a learning or communication style that prioritizes memorization over comprehension.
    • The old teaching method led to the passive regurgitation of information.
  • In ornithology, "regurgitation" describes how some birds feed their young by bringing up food from their crop.
Variants and Related Words
  • Regurgitate (verb): To bring (swallowed food) up again to the mouth; to repeat (information) without understanding.
    • The bird will regurgitate food for its chicks.
    • He can regurgitate dates but cannot explain their historical significance.
Synonyms
  • Vomiting, Emesis (for the medical act).
  • Repetition, Parroting, Rote repetition (for the cognitive act).
  • Backflow, Reflux (for the mechanical act).
Related Phrases
  • "Regurgitate facts": To repeat facts mechanically.
    • Some students simply regurgitate facts for the test and forget them afterward.
  • "Regurgitative learning": (Adjectival form) Describing a learning process based on memorization without understanding.
Noun
  1. the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  2. recall after rote memorization
    • he complained that school was just memorization and regurgitation
  3. backflow of blood through a defective heart valve

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