dyspeptic
3 synonyms and 1 antonym for dyspeptic, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — (medicine) Suffering from, or relating to, indigestion.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
2. adj
Bad-tempered and gloomy.
“Sir Maurice made a rough, dyspeptic sound, as if chewing a mint.”
Opposites
Etymology
First recorded in 1694, it comes from Ancient Greek δύσπεπτος (dúspeptos, “difficult to digest”), itself from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) plus πέπτω (péptō, “to digest”).
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