Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.

    dyspeptisch, magenkrank

    suffering from dyspepsia

  2. (comparable, figuratively)Irritable or morose.

    missgestimmt, verdrießlich

    irritable as if suffering from indigestion

Translations

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By meaning 2
of, relating to, or having dyspepsia:
irritable or morose:

Origin

First attested in 1694. From Ancient Greek δύσπεπτος (dúspeptos, “difficult to digest”), f

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

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Forms

more dyspeptic, most dyspeptic
Comparativemore dyspeptic Lesson
Superlativemost dyspeptic Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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