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hypochondriac

UK/ˌhaɪpəʊˈkɒndɹiæk//ˌhaɪpoʊˈkɑndɹiæk/

hypochondriac adjective: related to, or affected by hypochondria.

Adjective

hypochondriac (comparative more hypochondriac, superlative most hypochondriac)

  1. Related to, or affected by hypochondria.
    Synonyms:
    hypochondrial
  2. Related to, or located in the hypochondrium.
    Synonyms:
    hypochondrial

Noun

hypochondriac (plural hypochondriacs)

  1. A person affected with hypochondria.
    Synonyms:
    valetudinarian

hypochondriac meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Thai

hypochondriac in Tamil

ஏதிலாச் சோர்வுடைய

hypochondriac in Malayalam

valetudinarian, valetudinary, neurotic
ഇല്ലാരോഗഭീരു, മിഥ്യാരോഗഭീരു, മിഥ്യാരോഗഭയുള്ളവൻ, രോഗഭീതി പിടിപെട്ടവൻ, വിഷാദരോഗി, വ്യാധിഗ്രസ്തൻ
valetudinarian, valetudinary, hypochondriacal
ഇല്ലാരോഗഭീരുവായ, രോഗഭ്രമഗ്രസ്തമായ, ദീനക്കാരനായ, സദാതുരനായ, നിത്യരോഗാതുരതയുള്ള, രോഗമുണ്ടെന്നുനടിച്ചുകിടക്കുന്ന

hypochondriac in Kannada

ವ್ಯಾಧಿಭ್ರಾಂತ, ರೋಗಭ್ರಮೆಯುಳ್ಳವನು

hypochondriac in Thai

person affected with hypochondria
ผู้คิดว่าตนป่วย

Synonyms of hypochondriac

Forms of hypochondriac

Adjective
comparativemore hypochondriac
superlativemost hypochondriac
alternative form (obsolete)hypochondriack
Noun
pluralhypochondriacs

Origin of hypochondriac

From French hypocondriaque, from Ancient Greek ὑποχονδριακός (hupokhondriakós, “of the region between the ribs and navel”), from ὑποχόνδριος (hupokhóndrios, “the space between the ribs and the navel”), from ὑπό (hupó, “below”) + χόνδρος (khóndros, “cartilage”). See also hypochondrium, hypochondria, and Wikipedia at hypochondriasis § Etymology.

Words formed from hypochondriac

Questions about hypochondriac

What does hypochondriac mean?
Hypochondriac means related to, or affected by hypochondria.
What is hypochondriac in Tamil?
Hypochondriac in Tamil is ஏதிலாச் சோர்வுடைய. See Hypochondriac meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hypochondriac?
Hypochondriac can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce hypochondriac?
Hypochondriac is pronounced /ˌhaɪpəʊˈkɒndɹiæk/ (UK).

Words near hypochondriac in the dictionary

  1. hypocholinergia
  2. hypochondralgia
  3. hypochondre
  4. hypochondres
  5. hypochondria
  6. hypochondriac
  7. hypochondriacal
  8. hypochondriacally
  9. hypochondriacism
  10. hypochondriack
  11. hypochondriacks

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: hypochondriac (page history and authors); hypochondriac (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hypochondriac (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); hypochondriac (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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