dyspeptic
English · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
dyspeptic
- /dɪsˈpɛp.tɪk/ UK
Rhymes with -ɛptɪk
Where it comes from
First attested in 1694. From Ancient Greek δύσπεπτος (dúspeptos, “difficult to digest”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + πέπτω (péptō, “to digest”).
adjective more dyspeptic · most dyspeptic
- 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.
-
Irritable or morose.
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.
Similar: bad-tempered, bilious, irritable, morose
noun dyspeptics
- 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.
Translations
Every language
adj of, relating to, or having dyspepsia
| Español | dispéptico |
|---|---|
| Português | dispéptico |
| Français | nauséabond, dyspeptique |
| Deutsch | dyspeptisch, magenkrank |
| Ελληνικά | δυσπεπτικός dyspeptikós |
adj irritable or morose
| Français | irritable, morose |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | missgestimmt, verdrießlich |
Talk about this word "dyspeptic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dyspeptic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dyspeptic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dyspeptic "dyspeptic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dyspeptic.Cite this
@misc{dyspeptic_2026,
title = {dyspeptic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dyspeptic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
