Hypochondria
noun
A psychological disorder where a person thinks they are ill, but they are not really sick.
John is always going to the doctor; we think he may have hypochondria.
Often appears as...
- suffer from hypochondria
- diagnosed with hypochondria
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
noun
In ancient medicine, the upper part of the abdomen, just below the rib cage.
Physicians of old would often place their hands on the patient's hypochondria to feel for abnormalities.
Often appears as...
- below the hypochondria
- pain in the hypochondria
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
noun
A psychological disorder where a person thinks they are ill, but they are not really sick.
John is always going to the doctor; we think he may have hypochondria.
Often appears as...
- suffer from hypochondria
- diagnosed with hypochondria
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Academic
noun
In ancient medicine, the upper part of the abdomen, just below the rib cage.
Physicians of old would often place their hands on the patient's hypochondria to feel for abnormalities.
Often appears as...
- below the hypochondria
- pain in the hypochondria
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Psychological Origin
Understand that 'hypochondria' is about a person's beliefs, not actual symptoms.
Despite feeling healthy, Emma's hypochondria made her worry about heart disease.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Amused
'Hypochondria' is sensitive; don't use it to make fun of someone's concerns.
When Mike mentioned his hypochondria, his friends nodded sympathetically.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Context
Use 'hypochondria' primarily in discussions about health or psychological conditions.
The doctor reassured her that her symptoms were just hypochondria.
Pro Tip 1/3Psychological Origin
Understand that 'hypochondria' is about a person's beliefs, not actual symptoms.
Despite feeling healthy, Emma's hypochondria made her worry about heart disease.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Amused
'Hypochondria' is sensitive; don't use it to make fun of someone's concerns.
When Mike mentioned his hypochondria, his friends nodded sympathetically.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Context
Use 'hypochondria' primarily in discussions about health or psychological conditions.
The doctor reassured her that her symptoms were just hypochondria.
Pro Tip 1/3Psychological Origin
Understand that 'hypochondria' is about a person's beliefs, not actual symptoms.
Despite feeling healthy, Emma's hypochondria made her worry about heart disease.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Amused
'Hypochondria' is sensitive; don't use it to make fun of someone's concerns.
When Mike mentioned his hypochondria, his friends nodded sympathetically.
Pro Tip 3/3Medical Context
Use 'hypochondria' primarily in discussions about health or psychological conditions.
The doctor reassured her that her symptoms were just hypochondria.
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Video examples
How I held my breath for...
and I started to feel my arm going numb. And I'm a hypochondriac, and I remember arm numb means heart attack. So, I started to really get really paranoid. Then at 13 minutes, maybe because of the hypochondria,
Video examples
How I held my breath for...
and I started to feel my arm going numb. And I'm a hypochondriac, and I remember arm numb means heart attack. So, I started to really get really paranoid. Then at 13 minutes, maybe because of the hypochondria,
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Anne Lamott
American Author
No one tells you that your life is effectively over when you have a child: that you're never going to draw another complacent breath again... or that whatever level of hypochondria and rage you'd learned to repress and live with is going to seem like the good old days.
Quote examples
Goodman Ace
American Writer
The best cure for hypochondria is to forget about your body and get interested in someone else's.
Quote examples
Anne Lamott
American Author
No one tells you that your life is effectively over when you have a child: that you're never going to draw another complacent breath again... or that whatever level of hypochondria and rage you'd learned to repress and live with is going to seem like the good old days.
Quote examples
Goodman Ace
American Writer
The best cure for hypochondria is to forget about your body and get interested in someone else's.
Example 1 of 2
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