dyspeptic C2+ Topic:Describing People US /ˌdɪˈspɛptɪk/ UK /dɪsˈpɛp.tɪk/ See IPA manual Freq #113136 Meanings 1 noun A dyspeptic person. Medical management of peptic ulcers is employed along with psychotherapy to greater advantage than the multitude of operations employed twenty years ago for the unfortunate dyspeptic. Thesaurus Word family Forms dyspeptically Derived forms antidyspepticdyspeptonenondyspeptic Etymology First attested in 1694. From Ancient Greek δύσπεπτος (dúspeptos, “difficult to digest”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + πέπτω (péptō, “to digest”). Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dyspeptic **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdɪˈspɛptɪk/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈpɛp.tɪk/ **Frequency rank:** 113136 ## Meanings 1. A dyspeptic person. ## Examples - Medical management of peptic ulcers is employed along with psychotherapy to greater advantage than the multitude of operations employed twenty years ago for the unfortunate dyspeptic. ## Derived Forms - antidyspeptic - dyspeptone - nondyspeptic ## Etymology First attested in 1694. From Ancient Greek δύσπεπτος (dúspeptos, “difficult to digest”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + πέπτω (péptō, “to digest”). ## Topics - Describing People markdown