hypochondrianoun [ U ]
uk/ˌhaɪ.pəˈkɒn.dri.ə/us/ˌhaɪ.poʊˈkɑːn.dri.ə/a state in which a person continuously worries about their health without having any reason to do so:
I thought the doctor was going to accuse me of hypochondria.
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hypochondriac
noun [ C ] uk/ˌhaɪ.pəˈkɒn.dri.æk/us/ˌhaɪ.poʊˈkɑːn.dri.æk/
She's a terrible hypochondriac - she's always at the doctor's.
hypochondriac
adjective ukus