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hypochondriacaladj.n. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin hypochondriacus , -al suffix1; Greek ὑποχονδριακός , -al suffix1. Etymology: < post-classical Latin hypochondriacus or its etymon Hellenistic Greek ὑποχονδριακός hypochondriac adj. + -al suffix1. Compare hypochondriac adj., and slightly later hypochondrical adj. With use as noun compare earlier hypochondriac n. A. adj. 1. 1576 T. Newton tr. L. Lemnie ii. vi. f. 152v There be iii. differences of Melancholie, one principally affecting the Brayne: an other, the whole bodye: the thirde Hypocondriacall [L. Hypocondriaca] or flatuous. 1663 J. Beale Let. 2 Nov. in R. Boyle (2001) II. 154 Sir R P..had most horrid fits of hypochondriacall, & allmost epilepticall passions. 1728 E. Chambers at Hypocondriac Situate in the Hypocondriac Regions, or arising from some Disorder of the Parts contain'd therein,..it is properly call'd the Hypocondriacal Disease, Spleen, &c. 1749 D. Hartley i. iii. 397 Subject to low Spirits, and the Hypochondriacal Distemper. 1872 ‘G. Eliot’ IV. vii. lxvii. 81 A hypochondriacal tendency had shown itself in the banker's constitution of late. 1965 J. Pollitt iii. 33 The most extreme form of hypochondriacal delusion, referred to as ‘nihilism’. 1999 R. M. Youngson 206 Hypochondriacal neurosis may remain seemingly unchanged for years or may take a varying course. the world > life > the body > internal organs > cavities occupied by internal organs > [adjective] > abdomen > hypochondrium 1621 R. Burton Democritus to Rdr. 70 That Hypocondriacall winde especially, which proceedes from the short ribbes. 1634 tr. L. Lessius ix. 159 And as Choler, whilest it boyls, doth for a short space pervert the right judgement of the minde: so Melancholie perverts it almost alwayes, especially if it be that kinde which possesseth the brain, or sends up foul vapours from the Hypochondriacall parts [L. hypochondrijs] into the Head and Heart. 1772 J. Crawford i. 24 A tumefaction of the umbilical and hypochondriacal regions. 1803 S. T. Coleridge (1956) II. 992 I..believe it to be either atonic, hypochondriacal Gout, or a scrophulous affection of the mesenteric Glands. 1889 19 Oct. 876/2 In this case the pain was referred to the epigastric and right hypochondriacal regions. 2013 V. Schweiger et al. in M. Hanna & Z. Zylicz xviii. 232/2 The pain is configured..with the typical pattern of visceral celiac pain, located in the epigastric and/or hypochondriacal region, sometimes radiating bilaterally to the back. the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adjective] > melancholic 1620 tr. P. Du Moulin xxi. 151 This Diuinitie is hypochondriacall [Fr. hypochondriaque]: and the example which he setteth down in his answer is childish. 1661 J. Glanvill xi. 99 The wonders, it works upon Hypochondriacal Imaginants. 1702 J. Floyer iv. 142 I sent this Year a Hypochondriacal Patient to a Cold Bath, who complained much of Convulsive Beatings all over his Body. 1799 E. Du Bois I. viii. 118 Being rather hypochondriacal, she fancied her bruises much worse than they actually were. 1832 T. B. Macaulay War Succession in Spain in (1887) 262 He very soon became quite as hypochondriacal and eccentric [as his predecessor]. 1883 T. S. Clouston xvii. 560 A cloud of vague depression rests on the man, who..becomes restless and hypochondriacal. 1918 B.E.F. Times 22 Jan. in (2006) 276/2 A small number..become hypochondriacal and insist on constant medical attention. 1922 F. S. Fitzgerald i. 7 It was as a concession to his hypochondriacal imagination that he formed the habit of reading in bed. 1970 10 Jan. 85/1 Case 5 became intermittently depressed and hypochondriacal. 2001 J. Diamond (new ed.) viii. 157 From my hypochondriacal point of view there was the added advantage of having qualified medical people right on hand. B. n.the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > melancholia > person 1694 W. Salmon i. vii. 240/1 There is a preparation of the Crocus.., which opens Obstructions and after an admirable manner relieves the Hypochondriacal. 1698 J. Floyer 184 Vineger is injurious to the Hypochondriacals, because they too much abound with an acid acrid Humour. 1839 10 Aug. 52/1 Here is a precious fund of amusement for..hypochondriacals. 1892 10 May 265 The great body of the unemployed, of the neurasthenic,..of the hypochondriacal, who constitute a large group of the sick of the city. 1917 8 Nov. 651/1 The hypochondriacal, who are constantly watching for symptoms—a quest that is generally successful. 2013 (Nexis) 12 Mar. 26 For half a century, the mildly ill, the hypochondriacal and the worried well have demanded..antibiotics to treat bacterial infections that are so mild they will be dealt with in a few days by the body's immune system. Derivatives the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [adverb] > melancholy 1642 F. de Neville viii. 37 Would not he be thought to be hypocondriacally affected, who would make himselfe beleeve it? 1821 T. De Quincey Confessions Eng. Opium-eater in Oct. 361/2 I should certainly have become hypochondriacally melancholy. 1912 Dec. 446 People..hypochondriacally disposed might become further confirmed in their hypochondrias if they were to subject themselves every few months to a physical examination. 2001 (Nexis) 4 Mar. (TV Scene) 17 I was a bit worried when Brain Story talked to a woman who had lost the ability to distinguish one piece of music from another. That's me, I thought, hypochondriacally. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  adj.n.1576 |
