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hypochondriac

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hy·po·chon·dri·ac  (hp-kndr-k)
n.
A person affected with hypochondria.
adj.
1. Relating to or affected with hypochondria.
2. Anatomy Relating to or located in the hypochondrium.
hypo·chon·dria·cal (-kn-dr-kl) adj.
hypo·chon·dria·cal·ly adv.
hypochondriac [ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndrɪˌæk]
n
(Psychiatry) a person suffering from hypochondria
adj also hypochondriacal [ˌhaɪpəkɒnˈdraɪəkəl]
1. (Psychiatry) relating to or suffering from hypochondria
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy of or relating to the hypochondrium
hypochondriacally  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hypochondriac - a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
patient - a person who requires medical care; "the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
Adj.1.hypochondriac - suffering from hypochondria
hypochondriacal
psychoneurotic, neurotic - affected with emotional disorder
hypochondriac
noun neurotic, valetudinarian He was dismissed as a hypochondriac - until tests showed he had thyroid cancer.
Translations
hypochondriac [ˌhaɪpəʊˈkɒndrɪæk]
A. ADJ → hipocondríaco
B. N → hipocondríaco/a m/f
hypochondriac [ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriæk] n → hypocondriaque mf
hypochondriac
n → Hypochonder m
adj (also hypochondriacal) → hypochondrisch
hypochondriac [ˌhaɪpəʊˈkɒndrɪæk] n → ipocondriaco/a
hypochondriac [ˌhaɪpəʊˈkɒndrɪæk] n → ipocondriaco/a


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For me at least--in the circumstances then surrounding me--there arose out of the pure abstractions which the hypochondriac contrived to throw upon his canvas, an intensity of intolerable awe, no shadow of which felt I ever yet in the contemplation of the certainly glowing yet too concrete reveries of Fuseli.
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