hypochondriac

English

WOTD – 7 April 2007

Alternative forms

• hypochondriack (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪpəʊˈkɒndɹiæk/, /ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndɹiæk/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪpoʊˈkɑːndɹiæk/, /ˌhaɪpəˈkɑːndɹiæk/

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Adjective

hypochondriac (comparative more hypochondriac, superlative most hypochondriac)

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

Translations

affected by hypochondria

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 疑病的 (yíbìng de)

• Czech: hypochondrický m
• Dutch: hypochonder (nl)
• Esperanto: hipokondria
• Finnish: luulosairas (fi)
• French: hypocondriaque (fr), (dated) hypocondre (fr) m, f
• German: hypochondrisch
• Greek: υποχόνδριος (el) (ypochóndrios)

• Icelandic: (affected by hypochondria) ímyndunarveikur m, ímyndunarveiki-
• Irish: hipeacoindreach, galareaglach
• Italian: ipocondriaco (it) m
• Polish: hipochondryczny (pl)
• Portuguese: hipocondríaco (pt)
• Russian: ипохондрический (ru) (ipoxondričeskij)
• Spanish: hipocondríaco (es), hipocondriaco (es)
• Turkish: hipokondriyak (tr), hastalık hastası
• Volapük: hüpogonik

related to the hypochondrium

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 季肋部的 (jìlèibù de)

• Finnish: ylävatsan (genitive of noun)
• French: hypocondriaque (fr) m, f

• Icelandic: geislungasvæðis-
• Russian: подрёберный (podrjóbernyj), ипохондрический (ru) (ipoxondričeskij)
• Spanish: hipocondríaco (es), hipocondriaco (es), hipocóndrico

Noun

hypochondriac (plural hypochondriacs)

1. A person affected with hypochondria.

Synonyms

• valetudinarian

Translations

person affected with hypochondria

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 疑病患者 (yíbìng huànzhě)

• Czech: hypochondr (cs) m
• Esperanto: hipokondriulo
• Finnish: luulosairas (fi)
• French: hypocondriaque (fr) m, f
• German: Hypochonder (de) m, Hypochonderin f
• Greek: υποχόνδριος (el) m (ypochóndrios)

• Irish: hipeacoindreach m, galareaglach m
• Italian: ipocondriaco (it) m
• Polish: hipochondryk (pl) m, hipochondryczka (pl) f
• Portuguese: hipocondríaco (pt) m
• Russian: ипохо́ндрик (ru) m (ipoxóndrik)
• Spanish: hipocondríaco (es) m
• Volapük: hüpogonan (♂♀), hihüpogonan (♂), jihüpogonan (♀)