Dyspeptic (Noun)
Meaning
A person suffering from indigestion.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- After a large, rich meal, my father becomes a cranky dyspeptic who can't be pleased by anything.
- His love of spicy foods has made him a lifelong dyspeptic, always searching for a cure for his upset stomach.
- A natural health store claims to have just the thing for the dyspeptic in your life, from probiotics to peppermint tea.
- When my sister gets nervous, she turns into a nervous dyspeptic who worries that her stomach is going to turn itself inside out.
- In this sitcom, the lovable but mischievous father is always depicted as a chronic dyspeptic who gripes about his digestion at the dinner table.