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hypochondriasis

/ˌhaɪːpɔ.kanˈdɹaɪːəsɪs/

hypochondriasis noun: a mental disorder (in some classifications of such disorders, including ICD-11) characterized by a persistent preoccupation with having or developing a serious illness, despite the absence of significant physical symptoms or evidence of disease.

Noun

hypochondriasis (countable and uncountable, plural hypochondriases)

  1. A mental disorder (in some classifications of such disorders, including ICD-11) characterized by a persistent preoccupation with having or developing a serious illness, despite the absence of significant physical symptoms or evidence of disease.
    • Near-synonym: hypochondria
    • Most individuals who previously would have been diagnosed with hypochondriasis in DSM-IV [1994] (preoccupation with having a serious disease based on the individual’s misinterpretation of bodily symptoms) are now classified as having somatic symptom disorder; however, in one-third of cases, the...2022, American Psychiatric Association, DSM-5-TR: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision, American Psychiatric Association, →ISBN, page 1463

hypochondriasis meaning in Tamil and Thai

hypochondriasis in Tamil

குருத்தடியழற்சி, நரம்புசார் கற்பனைப்பிணி நோய்மைக் கலக்கம், நோயெண்ணம்

hypochondriasis in Thai

excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness
โรคคิดว่าตนป่วย

Synonyms of hypochondriasis

Forms of hypochondriasis

pluralhypochondriases

Origin of hypochondriasis

From New Latin; by surface analysis, hypochondr(ium) + -iasis. See also hypochondria, hypochondrium, and Wikipedia at hypochondriasis § Etymology.

Questions about hypochondriasis

What does hypochondriasis mean?
Hypochondriasis means a mental disorder (in some classifications of such disorders, including ICD-11) characterized by a persistent preoccupation with having or developing a serious illness, despite the absence of significant physical symptoms or evidence of disease.
What is hypochondriasis in Tamil?
Hypochondriasis in Tamil is குருத்தடியழற்சி, நரம்புசார் கற்பனைப்பிணி நோய்மைக் கலக்கம், நோயெண்ணம். See Hypochondriasis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hypochondriasis?
Hypochondriasis is a noun.
How do you pronounce hypochondriasis?
Hypochondriasis is pronounced /ˌhaɪːpɔ.kanˈdɹaɪːəsɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of hypochondriasis?
The plural of hypochondriasis is hypochondriases.

Words near hypochondriasis in the dictionary

  1. hypochondriacks
  2. hypochondriacs
  3. hypochondrial
  4. hypochondrias
  5. hypochondriases
  6. hypochondriasis
  7. hypochondriasm
  8. hypochondriast
  9. hypochondriasts
  10. hypochondriatic
  11. hypochondric

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