dyspeptic

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
2. (comparable, figuratively) Irritable or morose.

Noun

A dyspeptic person.

Synonyms

liverish

bilious

atrabilious

surly

indigestive

ashmatic

dyspeptical

morbidly despondent

bronchitic

sick

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Translations

dyspepsique

dyspeptique

dispéptico

dispèptic

dyspeptisch

dispeptico

متخوم

nauséabond

δυσπεπτικός

gemelijk

prikkelbaar

misselijkmakend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪsˈpɛp.tɪk/

Etymology

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