HYPOCHONDRIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments

Synonyms:

hypochondria; hypochondriasis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hypochondria" is a kind of...):

anxiety; anxiousness ((psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic)

Derivation:

hypochondriacal (suffering from hypochondria)

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