hypochondriac
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7.5
- noun
- /ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriæk/
:
hipocondríaco
- His friends often tease him because he is a hypochondriac who thinks he has every illness he reads about online.
- a bit of a hypochondriac
- a lifelong hypochondriac
- a nation of hypochondriacs
Now, not all hypochondriacs are narcissistic, not by a long shot.
- Now, not all hypochondriacs are narcissistic, not by a long shot.
- He could be a miser, he could be a hypochondriac.
- And you know, I here's the thing that's so bad about living with a hypochondriac.
- You know, he calls them angels or saintly hypochondriacs.
- At the other, polar angels or saintly hypochondriacs.
Examples
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What are you, a hypochondriac?
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I thought he was a hypochondriac.
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Well, this guy's the real hypochondriac of the family.
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Sam was a hypochondriac as far as David could tell.
Fiction book (2000) -
What she is, is a hypochondriac.
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It's entirely possible that my father was a hypochondriac, but by God, he did die of it in the end.
Fiction book (1995) -
I think John Cougar might be a little bit of a hypochondriac.
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Now, not all hypochondriacs are narcissistic, not by a long shot.
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There it was in black and white: the young resident, Harmon Blankenship, writing her off as a hypochondriac.
Fiction book (1991) -
Stanley was a hypochondriac, taking lots of prescription medications and more over-the-counter do-it-yourself nostrums.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
A person who is often sick or too worried about their health
How Worried
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hypochondriac comes from Greek parts hypo- 'under' and chondros 'ribs', referring to the body area under the ribs that older doctors linked to mood and health. So, a hypochondriac is someone who often believes they are seriously ill when they are not.