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adj
Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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adj
Irritable or morose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparable, figuratively
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Synonyms: bad-tempered, bilious, irritable, morose
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noun
A dyspeptic person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
irritable as if suffering from indigestion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: atrabilious, bilious, liverish
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adjective satellite
suffering from dyspepsia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a person suffering from indigestion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sick person, diseased person, sufferer
History
First attested in 1694. From Ancient Greek δύσπεπτος (dúspeptos, “difficult to digest”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + πέπτω (péptō, “to digest”).
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
