Etymology

dyspeptic

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion. Full definition →

Ancient Greek δύσπεπτος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδύσπεπτος“difficult to digest”
  2. English todaydyspeptic

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

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