hypochondria

[ US /ˌhaɪpəˈkɑndɹiə/ ]
[ UK /hˌa‍ɪpə‍ʊkˈɒndɹiɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
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How To Use hypochondria In A Sentence

  • My dad, despite his rampant hypochondria, had always been healthy.
  • Note also the profound hypochondriasis and fear that they are being infected by a "cancer"--again, a plot presumably put together by the Jews. Archive 2009-02-01
  • I'm still labelled a hypochondriac, a lier, someone who's making things up. BlogHer - Comments
  • Her portrayal as a hypochondriac makes for a beguiling approach and probably gives an accurate description of her journey.
  • And if you get a history of going in and mentioning things that have not really been a problem very long, if you're not very lucky, you get a doctor who writes down "hypochondriac" or "drug-seeking," and then when it's still a problem later, you've got that to deal with. Mrissa: Hollywood broken leg theory
  • Any new medical condition is at first scoffed at as "malingering," "hypochondria" or "hysteria," and only slowly becomes established. Electrosensitives reach out to OEN
  • However, my mum's therapist simply told me I had a case of hypochondria.
  • And David in Denton, Texas: "I made fun of all of those I referred to as hypochondriac, you know, always in for checkups. CNN Transcript Mar 7, 2006
  • Try not to be too hard on his hypochondriacal parents.
  • And, finally, there could be cemeteries for hypochondriacs which are, and will remain, eerily empty.
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