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dyspeptic

n.
US //ˌdɪsˈpɛptɪk// UK //dɪspˈɛptɪk// dys·pep·tic
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First attested in 1694. From Ancient Greek δύσπεπτος (dúspeptos, “difficult to digest”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + πέπτω (péptō, “to digest”).

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