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hypochondry

hypochondry is the dated form of hypochondria.

Meaning of hypochondria

Noun

hypochondria (uncountable)

  1. A formerly defined psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. No longer a current medical diagnosis; see hypochondriasis for more.
    • Near-synonyms: hypochondriasis, valetudinarianism
    Antonyms:
    anosognosia
  2. (obsolete) Melancholy; depression.
    • Such labours as these, if they do not shorten life, are calculated to make it wretched, for hypochondria invariably follows close upon them.1833, Richard Robert Madden, The Infirmities of Genius Illustrated by Referring the Anomalies in the Literary Character to the Habits and Constitutional Peculiarities of Men of Genius, page 96

Forms of hypochondry

pluralhypochondries

Questions about hypochondry

What is hypochondry the dated form of?
Hypochondry is the dated form of hypochondria.

Words near hypochondry in the dictionary

  1. hypochondrodysplasia
  2. hypochondrogenesis
  3. hypochondroplasia
  4. hypochondroplasias
  5. hypochondroplastic
  6. hypochondry
  7. hypochord
  8. hypochordal
  9. hypochords
  10. hypochorism
  11. hypochoristic

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