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dyspepsia

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/dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/(UK)

Definition of dyspepsia

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn, and nausea, often following a meal.
    “He divides dyspepsias into accidental, temporary (indigestions) and habitual.”
    “It is not my strength of mind (exert it as I may) that will prevent me from experiencing dyspepsia, if such follies as these are exhibited before me.”
    “"And the cramps when my body - like a badly articulated skeleton - would all get twisted into one rigid tangle! But now, except some dyspepsia and urticaria of the palms, I am free from pain."”
    “I've never hunted myself, but I understand that half the battle is being able to make noises like some jungle animal with dyspepsia, and I believe that Aunt Dahlia in her prime could lift fellow-members of the Quorn and Pytchley out of their saddles with a single yip, though separated from them by two ploughed fields and a spinney.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn, and nausea, often following a meal.
    “He divides dyspepsias into accidental, temporary (indigestions) and habitual.”
    “It is not my strength of mind (exert it as I may) that will prevent me from experiencing dyspepsia, if such follies as these are exhibited before me.”
    “"And the cramps when my body - like a badly articulated skeleton - would all get twisted into one rigid tangle! But now, except some dyspepsia and urticaria of the palms, I am free from pain."”
    “I've never hunted myself, but I understand that half the battle is being able to make noises like some jungle animal with dyspepsia, and I believe that Aunt Dahlia in her prime could lift fellow-members of the Quorn and Pytchley out of their saddles with a single yip, though separated from them by two ploughed fields and a spinney.”
  2. (comparable, countable, figuratively, uncountable)Irritation or disgruntlement.

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Etymology

From dys- + Ancient Greek πέψις (pépsis, “digestion”) + -ia.

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