hypochondriac

Speech parts

1. hypochondriac - Noun

2. hypochondriac - Adjective

3. hypochondriac - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to hypochondria, or the hypochondriac regions.

Affected, characterized, or produced, by hypochondriasis.

A person affected with hypochondriasis.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

nutter melancholy neurotic paranoid hypochondriacal valetudinary psychoneurotic mother hen neurasthenic valetudinarian phobic malingering multiple personality worrier desponding

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Antonyms

blithe chipper bright happy excited pleased

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Hypernyms

patient

Phrases with the word

total hypochondriac a hypochondriac hypochondriac man hypochondriac syndrome

Examples

A hypochondriac is one who has a pill for everything except what ails him. Mignon McLaughlin

I'm a complete hypochondriac. If my heart starts beating a little faster than normal, I think I'm having an attack. Antonio Banderas

I am as far from a hypochondriac as you could ever be. Britt Ekland

I'm a hypochondriac. Yesterday it was brain damage from the vodka the night before. Today, heart attack - my arm and chest started hurting at the same time. Lisa Marie Presley

In the end, every hypochondriac is his own prophet. Robert Lowell

Ever since I've been young I've been fascinated by the human body. I've written songs about it, but you can become quite morbid if you think about it too much - paranoid and a hypochondriac. Ellie Goulding

Close letter words and terms

hypochondralgia hypochondre hypochondria hypochondriac man hypochondriac syndrome hypochondriacal