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DYSPEPTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person suffering from indigestion
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Hypernyms ("dyspeptic" is a kind of...):
diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Irritable as if suffering from indigestion
Synonyms:
atrabilious; bilious; dyspeptic; liverish
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Similar:
ill-natured (having an irritable and unpleasant disposition)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Suffering from dyspepsia
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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)
