Hypochondriac (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective Also hy·po·chon·dri·a·cal [hahy-poh-kuhn-drahy-uh-kuhl] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə kəl/ .
  1. Psychiatry.
    • relating to, having, or experiencing hypochondria, an excessive preoccupation with or anxiety about one's health: This biography of the poet paints him as a hypochondriac depressive.
    • produced by an excessive preoccupation with or anxiety about one's health: Hypochondriac feelings overwhelmed her.
  2. exhibiting excessive worry about one's health: Her hypochondriac roommate had been convinced that their apartment was killing them with black mold.
  3. of or relating to the hypochondrium.
noun
  1. a person experiencing or subject to hypochondria.
  2. a person who worries or talks excessively about their health.
noun
  1. a person suffering from hypochondria
adjective Also: hypochondriacal (ˌhaɪpəkɒnˈdraɪəkəl)
  1. relating to or suffering from hypochondria
  2. of or relating to the hypochondrium
Hypochondriac (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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