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

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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 (♀)