You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for March 3.

Today’s word is stomach, spelled s-t-o-m-a-c-h. The stress mark in this word falls on the first syllable.

stomach /ˈstʌmək/ verb [transitive usually in negatives]

to be able to accept an unpleasant idea or watch something unpleasant SYN endure

Here’s the word used in a sentence:

She found the violence in the film hard to stomach.

Vernon was simply too unreliable, and after awhile we couldn’t stomach his behavior.

By comparison, local restaurants have had to stomach a rollercoaster of ever-changing rules.

— San Diego Union-Tribune, "Diary of a recovery: A City Heights neighborhood braces for a grim winter," 20 Dec. 2020

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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