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dyspepsia

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn, and nausea, often following a meal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Examples

  • He divides dyspepsias into accidental, temporary (indigestions) and habitual.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Irritation or disgruntlement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparable, countable, figuratively, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: indigestion, stomach upset, upset stomach

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: symptom

History

Etymology

From dys- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: gaos — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Bulgarian: храносмилателно разстройство — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Catalan: dispèpsia — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Chinese Mandarin: 消化不良 (xiāohuà bùliáng) — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Dutch: indigestie — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Finnish: ruoansulatushäiriö — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Finnish: dyspepsia — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Finnish: ruoansulatusvaivat — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • German: Verdauungsstörung — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • German: Dyspepsie — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Māori: kōpito — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Plautdietsch: Brennendesood — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Polish: niestrawność — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Polish: dyspepsja — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Portuguese: dispepsia — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Romanian: dispepsie — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Russian: расстро́йство пищеваре́ния (rasstrójstvo piščevarénija) — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Russian: диспепси́я (dispepsíja) — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Scottish Gaelic: mì-mheirbheadh — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Spanish: dispepsia — pathology: disorder of digestion
  • Spanish: indigestión — pathology: disorder of digestion