One of the common causes for the occurrence of tightness in the stomach is pregnancy in women, and since during this period the level of hormone progesterone is increased, it causes slow digestion and tightness in the stomach.
Ridiculed is defined as teased or made fun of. An example of ridiculed is a child who has been teased about having red hair and freckles. Verb. simple past tense and past participle of ridicule.
4. rejection-the speech act of rejecting. speech act-the use of language to perform some act. renunciation, repudiation-rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid; Congressional repudiation of the treaty that the President had negotiated. repulse, snub, rebuff-an instance of driving away or warding off.