HYPOCHONDRIA Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

hypochondria

noun

Definition of hypochondria

as in illness

unusual or excessive concern about your health; a tendency to fear or imagine that you have illnesses that you do not actually have She fueled her hypochondria by reading articles about rare diseases.

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Recent Examples of hypochondria But that continued dedication to masking of any kind is not merely the result of unintelligence, or misplaced hypochondria, or even being affiliated with a specific political party. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026 In the fall, the nonprofit theatre company will stage The Imaginary Invalid, a 17th-century comedy about hypochondria, reimagined by the actor and clown, Bill Irwin, and directed by Brandon Dirden, who appeared on Broadway in this season’s Waiting For Godot. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 In fact, contrary to popular opinion, studies show that singletons are not at significantly higher risk of developing adverse personality traits like narcissism or hypochondria. — Cynthia Hanson, Parents, 17 Feb. 2026 Girls love to be reminded of their famous hypochondria on their deathbed. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2026 Illness Anxiety Disorder Colloquially, a constant concern for health is known as hypochondria. — Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025 Tindaro’s perfect pedigree as an eligible bachelor is undermined by his insufferable attitude, rampant hypochondria, and blunt disdain for women. — Breanna Bell, Variety, 14 Dec. 2022 Early on, many doctors, predictably, dismissed these cases as the result of anxiety or hypochondria. — Meghan O'Rourke, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2021

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Noun

Large companies can spread that risk across many people; at a small business, one serious illness or accident can quickly raise costs.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Shigellosis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by a group of bacteria called Shigella.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of illness

Noun

Research has also found that across generational groups, greater user tendency to engage in social comparison, together with greater maladaptive ways of coping with emotions, is associated with more symptoms of anger, anxiety, and depression.

— Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
The market for profiting off male body anxiety is nothing new.

— Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of anxiety

Noun

But important clues about how the sickness operates are emerging from the latest studies of bacterial DNA in ancient bones and teeth.

— Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
In the Buendías’ legacy of love and betrayal, loyalty and idealism, there was domestic and political violence, but there was also ice in the middle of the jungle and a sickness that put the whole town to sleep and girls that became witches.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

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