The meaning of Hypochondriac

Hypochondriac – definition

noun
A person who is abnormally anxious about their health.
Usage examples:
It has been the hot tech topic for hypochondriacs and health buffs for years.
Synonims:
Valetudinarian Valetudinary Neurotic Malade imaginaire Melancholico Hypochondriast Malingering Health-obsessed Obsessed with one's health Preoccupied with ill health Anxious about one's healt

adjective
Another term for hypochondriacal.

noun
A person who continuously worries about their health without having any reason to do so
Usage examples:
She's a terrible hypochondriac - she's always at the doctor's., many hypochondriacs resist treatment.

Hypochondriac translation into English

Hypochondriac: translate from English into Chinese

疑病症

Hypochondriac: translate from English into Dutch

Hypochonder, Zwaarmoedig, Hypochondrist

Hypochondriac: translate from English into French

Hypocondriaque

Hypochondriac: translate from English into German

Hypochonder, Schwermütig

Hypochondriac: translate from English into Hindi

Hypochondriac

Hypochondriac: translate from English into Italian

Ipocondriaco

Hypochondriac: translate from English into Korean

저체온증

Hypochondriac: translate from English into Russian

Ипохондрик, Страдающий ипохондрией

Hypochondriac: translate from English into Spanish

Hipocondríaco

Word origin

late 16th century: coined in French from Greek hupokhondriakos, from hupokhondria (see hypochondria).

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Hypochondriac – similar words

hypochondriacs

noun
A person who is abnormally anxious about their health.
Usage examples:
It has been the hot tech topic for hypochondriacs and health buffs for years.

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hypochondriacism

noun
Hypochondria.

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hypochondriacal

adjective
Of or affected by hypochondria.
Usage examples:
She was extremely hypochondriacal

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Hypochondriac synonims

malingering

verb
Pretend to be ill in order to escape duty or work.
Usage examples:
People who had psychosomatic complaints were probably malingering

noun
The fact of pretending to be ill in order to avoid working
Usage examples:
People with the disease are often accused of malingering and given a hard time by work colleagues.

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neurotic

adjective
Having, caused by, or relating to neurosis.
Usage examples:
Thus, by putting the patient in contact with his phantasy world, psychoanalysis offers a special se…

noun
A neurotic person.
Usage examples:
I wasn't going to be labelled as a hypochondriac or neurotic

adjective
Related to or having unreasonable anxiety or unusual behavior
Usage examples:
A deep-seated neurotic fear of flying

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valetudinarian

noun
A person who is unduly anxious about their health.
Usage examples:
Emma, a clever, pretty, and self-satisfied young woman, is the daughter, and mistress of the house,…

adjective
Showing undue concern about one's health.
Usage examples:
The valetudinarian english

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valetudinary

adjective
Suffering from poor health.

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