hypochondriac

  • 11hypochondriac — [[t]ha͟ɪpəkɒ̱ndriæk[/t]] hypochondriacs N COUNT A hypochondriac is a person who continually worries about their health, although there is nothing physically wrong with them …

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  • 12hypochondriac — noun (C) someone who always worries about their health, even when they are not ill hypochondriac adjective …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13hypochondriac — /haɪpəˈkɒndriæk/ (say huypuh kondreeak) adjective Also, hypochondriacal /haɪpəkɒnˈdraɪəkəl/ (say huypuhkon druyuhkuhl). 1. relating to or suffering from hypochondria or morbid depression. 2. of or relating to the hypochondria (def. 2): the… …

  • 14Hypochondriac region — Hypochondriac Hy po*chon dri*ac, a. [Gr. ? affocated in the hypochondrium: cf. F. hypocondriaque, formerly spelt hypochondriaque.] 1. Of or pertaining to hypochondria, or the hypochondriac regions. [1913 Webster] 2. Affected, characterized, or… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15hypochondriac — I. adjective Etymology: French hypochondriaque, from Greek hypochondriakos, from hypochondria Date: 1599 1. hypochondriacal 2. of, relating to, or being the two regions of the abdomen lying on either side of the epigastric region and above the… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16hypochondriac — hypochondriacally, adv. /huy peuh kon dree ak /, adj. 1. Also, hypochondriacal /huy poh keuhn druy euh keuhl/. Psychiatry. a. pertaining to or suffering from hypochondria. b. produced by hypochondria. 2. Anat., Zool. of or pertaining to the… …

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  • 17hypochondriac — 1. adjective /ˌhaɪpəʊˈkɒndriæk,ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriæk,ˌhaɪpoʊˈkɑːndriæk,ˌhaɪpəˈkɑːndriæk/ a) Related to, or affected by hypochondria b) Related to, or located in the hypochondrium. 2. noun /ˌhaɪpəʊˈkɒndriæk,ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriæk,ˌhaɪpoʊˈkɑːndriæk,ˌhaɪpəˈkɑːndr… …

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  • 18hypochondriac — Synonyms and related words: alcoholic, alternating personality, antisocial personality, bowed down, cast down, dashed, dejected, depressed, despairing, despondent, desponding, discouraged, disheartened, disordered, disordered personality,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 19hypochondriac — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. malingerer, melancholic, masochist, hypochondriast, mope, dispirited person, self tormenter; see also impostor , neurotic …

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  • 20hypochondriac — hy|po|chon|dri|ac [ ,haıpou kandri,æk ] noun count a person who worries a lot about their health and thinks they are sick when they are not …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English