hypochondriac

WOTD - 7 April 2007    

English

Alternative forms

• hypochondriack (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὑποχονδριακός (hupochondriakos, “of the region between the ribs and navel”), from ὑποχόνδριος (hupochondrios, “the space between the ribs and the navel”), from ὑπό (hupo, “below”) + χόνδρος (chondros, “cartilage”)

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌhaɪpəʊˈkɒndriæk/, /ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndriæk/
• (US) IPA: /ˌhaɪpoʊˈkɑːndriæk/, /ˌhaɪpəˈkɑːndriæk/

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Adjective

hypochondriac (not comparable)

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

Translations

affected by hypochondria

Czech: hypochondrický (cs) m. Dutch: hypochonder Finnish: hypokondrinen (fi) French: hypocondriaque (fr), (dated) hypocondre (fr) m. and f. German: hypochondrisch (de)

Icelandic: (affected by hypochondria) ímyndunarveikur (is) m., ímyndunarveiki- (is) Irish: hipeacoindreach (ga), galareaglach (ga) Portuguese: hipocondríaco (pt) Spanish: hipocondríaco (es), hipocondriaco (es) Turkish: hipokondriyak (tr), hastalık hastası (tr)

related to the hypochondrium

Finnish: ylävatsan (fi) (genitive of noun) French: hypocondriaque (fr) m. and f.

Icelandic: geislungasvæðis- (is) Spanish: hipocondríaco (es), hipocondriaco (es), hipocóndrico (es)

Noun

hypochondriac (plural hypochondriacs)

1. A person affected with hypochondria.

Synonyms

• valetudinarian

Translations

person affected with hypochondria

Czech: hypochondr (cs) m. French: hypocondriaque (fr) m. and f. German: Hypochonder (de) m.

Greek: υποχόνδριος (el) (ypochondrios) m. Irish: hipeacoindreach (ga) m., galareaglach (ga) m. Russian: ипохо́ндрик (ru) (ipoxóndrik) m.