Rumination Definition

ro͝omə-nāshən
ruminations
noun
ruminations
The act of thinking about something in a sustained fashion.
American Heritage Medicine
The act or process of chewing cud.
American Heritage Medicine

(figuratively) Deep thought or consideration.

Wiktionary

(psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.

Wiktionary

(pathology) An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach.

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Other Word Forms of Rumination

Noun

Singular:
rumination
Plural:
ruminations

Origin of Rumination

  • From Latin rūminātio "chewing the cud"; see ruminate.

    From Wiktionary

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