NOUN | state | hypochondria, hypochondriasis | chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments |
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Sounds | hhay.pahkaa'ndriyah | |
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Rhymes | Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah... |
Meaning | chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments. | |
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Synonym | hypochondriasis | |
Broader | 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 |
Spanish | hipocondría | |
Catalan | hipocondria | |
Adjectives | hypochondriacal | suffering from hypochondria |
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