Standard Lemma guide

hypochondriac

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪpəʊˈkɒndɹiæk/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhaɪpəˈkɒndɹiæk/
  • US: /ˌhaɪpoʊˈkɑndɹiæk/
  • US: /ˌhaɪpəˈkɑndɹiæk/
  • obsolete: /ˌhɪpoʊˈkɒndɹiæk/
  • obsolete: /ˌhɪpəˈkɒndɹiæk/
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  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AY2 P AH0 K AA1 N D R IY0 AE0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Related to, or affected by hypochondria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hypochondrial

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Related to, or located in the hypochondrium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hypochondrial

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A person affected with hypochondria.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: valetudinarian

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

suffering from hypochondria

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hypochondriacal

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: patient

History

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”). See also hypochondrium, hypochondria, and Wikipedia at hypochondriasis § Etymology.

Across languages

Translations

66 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: іпахандры́чны (ipaxandrýčny) — affected by hypochondria
  • Catalan: hipocondríac — affected by hypochondria
  • Chinese Mandarin: 疑病的 (yíbìng de) — affected by hypochondria
  • Czech: hypochondrický — affected by hypochondria
  • Dutch: hypochonder — affected by hypochondria
  • Esperanto: hipokondria — affected by hypochondria
  • Finnish: luulosairas — affected by hypochondria
  • French: hypocondriaque — affected by hypochondria
  • French: hypocondre — affected by hypochondria
  • Georgian: იპოქონდრიული (iṗokondriuli) — affected by hypochondria
  • German: hypochondrisch — affected by hypochondria
  • Greek: υποχόνδριος (ypochóndrios) — affected by hypochondria
  • Hungarian: hipochondriás — affected by hypochondria
  • Icelandic: ímyndunarveikur — affected by hypochondria
  • Icelandic: ímyndunarveiki- — affected by hypochondria
  • Ido: hipokondriika — affected by hypochondria
  • Irish: hipeacoindreach — affected by hypochondria
  • Irish: galareaglach — affected by hypochondria
  • Italian: ipocondriaco — affected by hypochondria
  • Polish: hipochondryczny — affected by hypochondria
  • Portuguese: hipocondríaco — affected by hypochondria
  • Russian: ипохондрический (ipoxondričeskij) — affected by hypochondria
  • Spanish: hipocondríaco — affected by hypochondria
  • Spanish: hipocondriaco — affected by hypochondria
  • Swedish: hypokondrisk — affected by hypochondria
  • Turkish: hipokondriyak — affected by hypochondria
  • Turkish: hastalık hastası — affected by hypochondria
  • Ukrainian: іпохондри́чний (ipoxondrýčnyj) — affected by hypochondria
  • Volapük: hüpogonik — affected by hypochondria
  • Chinese Mandarin: 季肋部的 (jìlèibù de) — related to the hypochondrium
  • French: hypocondriaque — related to the hypochondrium
  • Icelandic: geislungasvæðis- — related to the hypochondrium
  • Polish: podżebrowy — related to the hypochondrium
  • Russian: подрёберный (podrjóbernyj) — related to the hypochondrium
  • Russian: ипохондрический (ipoxondričeskij) — related to the hypochondrium
  • Spanish: hipocóndrico — related to the hypochondrium
  • Belarusian: іпахо́ндрык (ipaxóndryk) — person affected with hypochondria
  • Catalan: hipocondríac — person affected with hypochondria
  • Chinese Mandarin: 疑病患者 (yíbìng huànzhě) — person affected with hypochondria
  • Czech: hypochondr — person affected with hypochondria
  • Dutch: hypochonder — person affected with hypochondria
  • Esperanto: hipokondriulo — person affected with hypochondria
  • Finnish: luulosairas — person affected with hypochondria
  • French: hypocondriaque — person affected with hypochondria
  • Georgian: იპოქონდრიკი (iṗokondriḳi) — person affected with hypochondria
  • German: Hypochonder — person affected with hypochondria
  • German: Hypochonderin — person affected with hypochondria
  • Greek: υποχόνδριος (ypochóndrios) — person affected with hypochondria
  • Hungarian: hipochonder — person affected with hypochondria
  • Hungarian: képzelt beteg — person affected with hypochondria
  • Ido: hipokondriiko — person affected with hypochondria
  • Irish: hipeacoindreach — person affected with hypochondria
  • Irish: galareaglach — person affected with hypochondria
  • Italian: ipocondriaco — person affected with hypochondria
  • Polish: hipochondryk — person affected with hypochondria
  • Polish: hipochondryczka — person affected with hypochondria
  • Portuguese: hipocondríaco — person affected with hypochondria
  • Russian: ипохо́ндрик (ipoxóndrik) — person affected with hypochondria
  • Spanish: hipocondríaco — person affected with hypochondria
  • Spanish: hipocondriaco — person affected with hypochondria
  • Swedish: hypokondriker — person affected with hypochondria
  • Thai: ผู้คิดว่าตนป่วย — person affected with hypochondria
  • Ukrainian: іпохо́ндрик (ipoxóndryk) — person affected with hypochondria
  • Volapük: hüpogonan — person affected with hypochondria
  • Volapük: hihüpogonan — person affected with hypochondria
  • Volapük: jihüpogonan — person affected with hypochondria