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hypochondriac

UK
/ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriæk/
US
/ˌhaɪpəˈkɑndriæk/

Translations

hypochondriacnoun
hypochondriacs
pl
UK
/ˌhaɪ.pəˈkɒn.dri.æk/
US
/ˌhaɪ.pəˈkɑːn.dri.æk/
He is a hypochondriac who visits the doctor every week.
Он ипохондрик, который посещает врача каждую неделю.
Synonyms
fretter
anxious person
worrywart
neurotic
malingerer
hypochondriacadjective
more hypochondriac
Comp.
most hypochondriac
Super.
UK
/ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriæk/
US
/ˌhaɪpəˈkɑndriæk/
He has a hypochondriac tendency to worry about every small symptom.
У него ипохондрическая склонность беспокоиться о каждом небольшом симптоме.
Synonyms
neurotic
somatically preoccupied
overanxious
medically anxious
illness-obsessed
health-obsessed
illness-anxious
health-anxious

Definitions

hypochondriacnoun
A person who is abnormally anxious about their health and often believes they are suffering from illnesses that they are not actually experiencing.
Despite numerous tests showing he was healthy, the hypochondriac insisted on visiting the doctor every week.
hypochondriacadjective
Excessively worried about one's health, often imagining illnesses that are not present.
Her hypochondriac tendencies led her to visit the doctor every week for minor symptoms.
Relating to or characteristic of hypochondria or hypochondriacs.
He sought counseling to cope with his hypochondriac anxieties.
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