Adjective: hypochondriac ,hI-pu'kón-dree,ak
- Suffering from hypochondria
"Feelings of guilt and hypochondriac ideas are developed to their most extreme state in delusions";
- hypochondriacal
- A patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
"The hypochondriac visited the doctor weekly, convinced of having various rare diseases"
Derived forms: hypochondriacs
See also: neurotic, psychoneurotic
Type of: patient
Encyclopedia: Hypochondriac