hypochondriac

Relating to or characteristic of a person who is abnormally anxious about their health, often believing they have serious illnesses despite medical reassurance.

• 🇩🇪Sich ständig übertriebene Sorgen um die eigene Gesundheit machend und oft an schweren Krankheiten leidend, trotz gegenteiliger ärztlicher Versicherung.

1. Suffering from hypochondria C1 formal medical

   Relating to or characteristic of a person who is excessively anxious about their health, often believing they have serious illnesses despite medical reassurance.

   • His hypochondriac tendencies made him visit the doctor every week.
   • She had a hypochondriac reaction to a minor headache.
   • The patient's hypochondriac behavior frustrated the medical staff.

   🇩🇪Hypochondrisch

   Synonyme: hypochondriacalvaletudinarianvaletudinary

   Antonyme: healthyrealisticwell

• more hypochondriac comparative form
• most hypochondriac superlative form

A noun referring to a person who is excessively preoccupied with their health and often believes they have serious illnesses based on imagined or minor symptoms.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv für eine Person, die übertrieben besorgt um ihre Gesundheit ist und häufig annimmt, an einer ernsten Krankheit zu leiden, obwohl die Beschwerden eingebildet oder geringfügig sind.

1. Person with health anxiety B2 formal medical

   A person who is excessively anxious about their health, often believing they have serious illnesses despite medical reassurance.

   • The hypochondriac visited three different doctors for a simple headache.
   • She is such a hypochondriac that she thinks every cough is pneumonia.
   • Hypochondriacs often spend hours researching symptoms online.

   🇩🇪Hypochonder

   Synonyme: valetudinarian

• hypochondriacs plural form
• hypochondriacs' possessive plural form
• hypochondriac's possessive singular form