| English Dictionary |
DYSPEPTIC
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does dyspeptic mean?
• DYSPEPTIC (noun)
The noun DYSPEPTIC has 1 sense:
1. a person suffering from indigestion
Familiarity information: DYSPEPTIC used as a noun is very rare.
• DYSPEPTIC (adjective)
The adjective DYSPEPTIC has 2 senses:
1. suffering from dyspepsia
2. irritable as if suffering from indigestion
Familiarity information: DYSPEPTIC used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person suffering from indigestion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("dyspeptic" is a kind of...):
diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Suffering from dyspepsia
Similar:
ill; sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)
Derivation:
dyspepsia (a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Irritable as if suffering from indigestion
Synonyms:
atrabilious; bilious; dyspeptic; liverish
Similar:
ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)
Context examples
She was too tired, sometimes, even to smile, John grew dyspeptic after a course of dainty dishes and ungratefully demanded plain fare.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Jo announced that the coffee was ready, and everyone settled themselves to a hearty meal, for youth is seldom dyspeptic, and exercise develops wholesome appetites.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"That which is obvious does not need to be explained." (Afghanistan proverb)
"He who was left by the bald is taken by the hairy." (Arabic proverb)
"Let sleeping dogs lie." (Dutch proverb)