hypochondriac

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

• 🇫🇷Relatif à une personne qui éprouve une inquiétude excessive pour sa santé, croyant souvent souffrir de maladies graves malgré les assurances médicales.

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.

   🇫🇷hypocondriaque

   Synonymes: hypochondriacalvaletudinarianvaletudinary

   Antonymes: 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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une personne qui se préoccupe excessivement de sa santé et qui croit souvent souffrir de maladies graves à partir de symptômes imaginaires ou bénins.

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.

   🇫🇷Hypocondriaque

   Synonymes: valetudinarian

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