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dyspepsia

UK/dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/

dyspepsia noun: any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn, and nausea, often following a meal.

Noun

dyspepsia (countable and uncountable, plural dyspepsias)

  1. 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.1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XLIII, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 253
  2. (comparable, figuratively) Irritation or disgruntlement.

dyspepsia meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Kannada

dyspepsia in Tamil

செரிமானக் குறைவு, பசியின்மை, வயிற்று மந்தம், வயிற்றுக்கோளாறு, நீடுத்த செரியாமை, அசீரணம்

dyspepsia in Bengali

dyspepsia, indigestion
অগ্নিমান্দ্য ôgnimandô

dyspepsia in Kannada

ಕೋವೆ, ಅಜೀರ್ಣವ್ಯಾಧಿ, ಅಗ್ನಿಮಾಂದ್ಯ

Synonyms of dyspepsia

Forms of dyspepsia

pluraldyspepsias

Origin of dyspepsia

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

Words formed from dyspepsia

Questions about dyspepsia

What does dyspepsia mean?
Dyspepsia means any mild disorder of digestion characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn, and nausea, often following a meal.
What is dyspepsia in Tamil?
Dyspepsia in Tamil is செரிமானக் குறைவு, பசியின்மை, வயிற்று மந்தம். See Dyspepsia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dyspepsia?
Dyspepsia is a noun.
How do you pronounce dyspepsia?
Dyspepsia is pronounced /dɪsˈpɛp.si.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of dyspepsia?
The plural of dyspepsia is dyspepsias.

Words near dyspepsia in the dictionary

  1. dyspareunist
  2. dyspareunists
  3. dyspathetic
  4. dyspathies
  5. dyspathy
  6. dyspepsia
  7. dyspepsias
  8. dyspepsies
  9. dyspepsy
  10. dyspeptic
  11. dyspeptical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dyspepsia (page history and authors); dyspepsia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অগ্নিমান্দ্য (Bengali) (page history and authors); dyspepsia (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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