English Explanatory Dictionary

hypochondria

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A formerly defined psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. No longer a current medical diagnosis; see hypochondriasis for more.
  2. Melancholy; depression.
noun
  1. plural of hypochondrium

Pronunciation

/ˌhaɪpə(ʊ)ˈkɒndriə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Usmaan (Middle river exports)-hypochondria.wav /ˌhaɪpoʊˈkɑndriə/ /ˌhaɪpəˈ-/

Word forms

hypochondria hypochondry

Etymology

From New Latin hypochondria (the morbid condition so called, supposed to have its seat in the upper part of the abdomen), from hypochondrium (see English hypochondrium for more).

Synonyms

hypochondriasis

Related words

chondro- hyperchondria hypo- hypochondriac hypochondriacal hypochondriasis hypochondrium

Derived words

compucondria cyberchondria hypochondric
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on H Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary