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hypochondriac

English

Alternative forms

  • hypochondriack (obsolete)

Etymology

From French hypocondriaque, from Ancient Greek ????????????? (hupokhondriakós, “of the region between the ribs and navel”), from ??????????? (hupokhóndrios, “the space between the ribs and the navel”), from ??? (hupó, “below”) + ??????? (khóndros, “cartilage”)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?ha?p???k?nd?iæk/, /?ha?p??k?nd?iæk/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?ha?po??k??nd?iæk/, /?ha?p??k??nd?iæk/

Adjective

hypochondriac (comparative more hypochondriac, superlative most hypochondriac)

  1. Related to, or affected by hypochondria
  2. Related to, or located in the hypochondrium.

Translations

Noun

hypochondriac (plural hypochondriacs)

  1. A person affected with hypochondria.

Synonyms

  • valetudinarian

Translations

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illness

English

Etymology

From ill +? -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??l.n?s/

Noun

illness (countable and uncountable, plural illnesses)

  1. (countable) An instance of a disease or poor health.
    Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness.
  2. (uncountable) A state of bad health or disease.
    Many working days this year have been lost through illness.

Synonyms

  • (instance): sickness
  • (state): sickness
  • See also Thesaurus:disease

Derived terms

  • mental illness

Related terms

  • ill

Translations

See also

  • hypochondriac

Further reading

  • Wikipedia stub on illness

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