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hypochondria

(haɪpəkɒndriə)

uncountable noun

If someone suffers from hypochondria, they continually worry about their health and falsely imagine that they are ill.

Synonyms: hypochondriasis, valetudinarianism More Synonyms of hypochondria

hypochondria in British English

(ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndrɪə)

noun

chronic abnormal anxiety concerning the state of one's health, even in the absence of any evidence of disease on medical examination

Also called: hypochondriasis (ˌhaɪpəʊkɒnˈdraɪəsɪs), hypochondriasm (ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndrɪˌæzəm), illness anxiety disorder

Word origin

C18: from Late Latin: the abdomen, supposedly the seat of melancholy, from Greek hupokhondria, from hupokhondrios of the upper abdomen, from hypo- + khondros cartilage

hypochondria in American English

(ˌhaɪpəˈkɑndriə)

noun

abnormal anxiety over one's health, often with imaginary illnesses and severe melancholy

Word origin

ModL < LL, pl., abdomen (the supposed seat of the condition) < pl. of Gr hypochondrion, soft part of the body below the cartilage of the breastbone < hypo- (see hypo-) + chondros, cartilage, by dissimilation < -chrondros < IE *ghren- < base *gher-, to pulverize, rub hard > grind, ground1

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When you are addressing hypochondria you have to have a wry smile.But then he astounds me by confessing his own hypochondria.

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(noun) in the sense of hypochondriasis

Definition

abnormal anxiety concerning one's health

People with such ruminations often have a tendency towards hypochondria.

Synonyms

hypochondriasis

valetudinarianism

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单词	hypochondria
释义	Trends of hypochondria View usage for: hypochondria (haɪpəkɒndriə) uncountable noun If someone suffers from hypochondria, they continually worry about their health and falsely imagine that they are ill. Synonyms: hypochondriasis, valetudinarianism More Synonyms of hypochondria hypochondria in British English (ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndrɪə) noun chronic abnormal anxiety concerning the state of one's health, even in the absence of any evidence of disease on medical examination Also called: hypochondriasis (ˌhaɪpəʊkɒnˈdraɪəsɪs), hypochondriasm (ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndrɪˌæzəm), illness anxiety disorder Word origin C18: from Late Latin: the abdomen, supposedly the seat of melancholy, from Greek hupokhondria, from hupokhondrios of the upper abdomen, from hypo- + khondros cartilage hypochondria in American English (ˌhaɪpəˈkɑndriə) noun abnormal anxiety over one's health, often with imaginary illnesses and severe melancholy Word origin ModL < LL, pl., abdomen (the supposed seat of the condition) < pl. of Gr hypochondrion, soft part of the body below the cartilage of the breastbone < hypo- (see hypo-) + chondros, cartilage, by dissimilation < -chrondros < IE ghren- < base gher-, to pulverize, rub hard > grind, ground1 Examples of 'hypochondria' in a sentence hypochondria When you are addressing hypochondria you have to have a wry smile. Times, Sunday Times (2010) But then he astounds me by confessing his own hypochondria. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Word lists with hypochondria Psychology terms (noun) in the sense of hypochondriasis Definition abnormal anxiety concerning one's health People with such ruminations often have a tendency towards hypochondria. Synonyms hypochondriasis valetudinarianism Nearby words of hypochondria hypercritical hypnotic hypnotize hypochondria hypochondriac hypocrisy hypocrite Synonyms of 'hypochondria' hypochondria Explore 'hypochondria' in the dictionary
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