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dyspeptic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /dɪsˈpɛp.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

First attested in 1694. From Ancient Greek δύσπεπτος (dúspeptos, “difficult to digest”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + πέπτω (péptō, “to digest”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
   • ...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. 1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “(please specify the page)”, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, pages 272–273:
   • If she was hot or cold or dyspeptic or at a loss for a word, she went to the book, and it told her which button to press. 1909, E.M. Forster, “I”, in The Machine Stops:
2. (comparable, figuratively) Irritable or morose.
   • Sir Maurice made a rough, dyspeptic sound, as if chewing a mint. 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty […], London: Picador, →ISBN:
   • He was a sallow, dyspeptic man, with a premature shock of grey hair, attached to the stage as an occupation but not a vocation. His only passion was gambling on the race-course, which was attended with perpetual bad luck, though that appeared to act as a stimulus rather than to dampen his fervour. 1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 23:

Forms

Deriveds

nondyspeptic · dyspeptone · antidyspeptic

Synonyms

bad-tempered · bilious · morose · irritable

Translations (19)

fr dyspeptique (of, relating to, or having dyspepsia) · fr nauséabond (of, relating to, or having dyspepsia) · nl prikkelbaar (irritable or morose) · pl dyspeptyczny (of, relating to, or having dyspepsia) · nl misselijkmakend (of, relating to, or having dyspepsia) · de magenkrank (of, relating to, or having dyspepsia) · el δυσπεπτικός (of, relating to, or having dyspepsia) · pl niestrawny (of, relating to, or having dyspepsia) · de verdrießlich (irritable or morose) · nl moroos (irritable or morose) · fr morose (irritable or morose) · de dyspeptisch (of, relating to, or having dyspepsia) · pt dispéptico (of, relating to, or having dyspepsia) · pl nieznośny (irritable or morose) · de missgestimmt (irritable or morose) · ca dispèptic (of, relating to, or having dyspepsia) · fr irritable (irritable or morose) · es dispéptico (of, relating to, or having dyspepsia) · nl gemelijk (irritable or morose)

dyspeptic en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /dɪsˈpɛp.tɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

First attested in 1694. From Ancient Greek δύσπεπτος (dúspeptos, “difficult to digest”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + πέπτω (péptō, “to digest”).

Meanings

1. A dyspeptic person.
   • Medical management of peptic ulcers is employed along with psychotherapy to greater advantage than the multitude of operations employed twenty years ago for the unfortunate dyspeptic. 1951 February, Forrest H. Howard, “The Physiologic Position for Delivery”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 2, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 98:
   • There is, for example, the hamburg-steak, of which the alliaceousness can seduce all but saints and the worst of dyspeptics. 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 175:

Forms

Relateds

dyspeptically · peptic · dyspepsia

Translations (2)

pl cierpiący na niestrawność (A dyspeptic person) · pl dyspeptyk (A dyspeptic person)