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hypochondriac

[hahy-puh-kon-dree-ak] / ˌhaɪ pəˈkɒn driˌæk /
NOUN
neurotic
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Elena is a hypochondriac and an agoraphobe, and Winslet said that, from a political standpoint, her character “absolutely has moments of just making stuff up.”

From New York Times Feb. 26, 2024

Doctors “called me a hypochondriac and said it was just anxiety and depression,” said Hannah Powell, a 26-year-old Utah woman who went undiagnosed for five years.

From Seattle Times Dec. 7, 2023

Danny is agoraphobic, socially anxious, obsessive, something of a hypochondriac and nominally a journalist, that most nominal of television professions.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2023

In a pre-pandemic world, even if flu cases were high, masking in public may have prompted a stranger to treat you like a mentally ill hypochondriac.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2023

He was reputed to be a hypochondriac and a deeply paranoid, frustrated man.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Were people who claimed that the world was making them sick just a bunch of hypochondriacs?

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

No. I have a couple hypochondriacs in my house, so I let them deal with that.

From Salon Dec. 14, 2022

Without proper context, the data could potentially be used to misdiagnose illnesses and turn people into hypochondriacs.

From New York Times Jan. 5, 2022

The condition is so unusual, patients are often misdiagnosed or dismissed as hypochondriacs.

From Washington Post Dec. 27, 2021

Like most hypochondriacs, he had an oddly soothing bedside manner.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt



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