Hypochondriac Definition
hīpə-kŏndrē-ăk
hypochondriacs
noun
hypochondriacs
A person who has hypochondria.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- valetudinarian
- self-tormenter
- dispirited person
- masochist
- mope
- hypochondriast
- malingerer
- melancholic
adjective
Of or having hypochondria.
Webster's New World
Designating or of the region of the hypochondrium.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Other Word Forms of Hypochondriac
Noun
Singular:
hypochondriac
Plural:
hypochondriacsOrigin of Hypochondriac
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From French hypocondriaque, from Ancient Greek ὑποχονδριακός (hupochondriakos, “of the region between the ribs and navel”), from ὑποχόνδριος (hupochondrios, “the space between the ribs and the navel”), from ὑπό (hupo, “below”) + χόνδρος (chondros, “cartilage”)
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