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Meanings of hypochondriac in English

Suffering from hypochondria.

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Usage of hypochondriac in English
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We have already seen how the sphere of the hypochondriac is narrowed.
Why Worry?
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The file showed that Alexander, a confirmed hypochondriac, was also a miser.
The charlemagne pursuit
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In addition to disdain for the concert arts, Gould was a hypochondriac.
The Guardian
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As it is, you are an intellectual fault-finder and a physical hypochondriac.
The Colossus: A Novel
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His hair was not so gray, and his face was less hypochondriac.
The Doctor's Dilemma
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I'm a hypochondriac, so I feel I am permanently close to death.
The Guardian
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He's a hypochondriac; she worries about the state of the world.
Reuters
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The hypochondriac has a chronic, morbid anxiety about personal health and personal welfare.
Evening Round-Up / More Good Stuff Like Pep
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Brian certainly suffered from asthma, but he was also a hypochondriac.
Life
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Now my wife claims that I am a hypochondriac and actually I'm not.
The new yorker
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As a lifelong hypochondriac, I have had a will since I was seven.
The Guardian
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When a hypochondriac walks into a GP, the doctor's heart sinks.
The Irish Times
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There would always be nervous women and hypochondriac men enough for its dupes.
Men, Women, and Ghosts
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He was a hypochondriac and loved to take pills and medicines.
The new yorker
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The pill eater is a hypochondriac and very likely his doctor knows it.
Evening Round-Up / More Good Stuff Like Pep
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King Philip the Fifth was a hypochondriac, a half-demented creature, almost a madman.
A History of the Four Georges, Volume II
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