dyspeptic
English
Etymology
First attested in 1694. From Ancient Greek δύσπεπτος (dúspeptos, “difficult to digest”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + πέπτω (péptō, “I digest”).
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛptɪk
Adjective
dyspeptic (comparative more dyspeptic, superlative most dyspeptic)
- (pathology, not comparable) Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
- 1842, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Lady Anne Granard, volume 1, pages 272-273:
- ...but Lady Anne could not be deceived—in five years' time he would become dyspeptic, be surrounded by physicians, consigned to all the Badens in Germany, and think much more of a renovating draught than a beautiful young wife.
- (figuratively, comparable) Irritable or morose.
- Synonyms: bad-tempered, bilious, irritable, morose
- 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty […], 1st US edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
- Sir Maurice made a rough, dyspeptic sound, as if chewing a mint.
Translations
of, relating to, or having dyspepsia
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irritable or morose
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Noun
dyspeptic (plural dyspeptics)
- A dyspeptic person.
Related terms
Translations
A dyspeptic person
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