hypochondriac

English

WOTD – 7 April 2007

Alternative forms

• hypochondriack (obsolete)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French hypocondriaque, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

• IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪpəʊˈkɒndɹiæk/, /ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndɹiæk/
• 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 or f
• Georgian: იპოქონდრიული (iṗokondriuli)
• German: hypochondrisch (de)
• Greek: υποχόνδριος (el) (ypochóndrios)
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• Icelandic: (affected by hypochondria) ímyndunarveikur m, ímyndunarveiki-
• Ido: hipokondriika
• 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 or f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Icelandic: geislungasvæðis-
• Russian: подрёберный (ru) (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 or f
• Georgian: იპოქონდრიკი (iṗokondriḳi)
• German: Hypochonder (de) m, Hypochonderin f
• Greek: υποχόνδριος (el) m (ypochóndrios)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Ido: hipokondriiko (io)
• 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
• Thai: ผู้คิดว่าตนป่วย
• Volapük: hüpogonan (♂♀), hihüpogonan (♂), jihüpogonan (♀)