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PRONUNCIATION OF HYPOCHONDRIACAL

hypochondriacal  [ˌhaɪpəkɒnˈdraɪəkəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYPOCHONDRIACAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hypochondriacal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HYPOCHONDRIACAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hypochondriasis

Hypochondriasis or hypochondria refers to excessive preoccupancy or worry about having a serious illness. This debilitating condition is the result of an inaccurate perception of the condition of body or mind despite the absence of an actual medical condition. An individual suffering from hypochondriasis is known as a hypochondriac. Hypochondriacs become unduly alarmed about any physical or psychological symptoms they detect, no matter how minor the symptom may be, and are convinced that they have, or are about to be diagnosed with, a serious illness. Often, hypochondria persists even after a physician has evaluated a person and reassured them that their concerns about symptoms do not have an underlying medical basis or, if there is a medical illness, their concerns are far in excess of what is appropriate for the level of disease. Many hypochondriacs focus on a particular symptom as the catalyst of their worrying, such as gastro-intestinal problems, palpitations, or muscle fatigue. To qualify for the diagnosis of hypochondria the symptoms must have been experienced for at least 6 months.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYPOCHONDRIACAL


ammoniacal
ˌæməˈnaɪəkəl
bibliomaniacal
ˌbɪblɪəʊməˈnaɪəkəl
cardiacal
kɑːˈdaɪəkəl
dandiacal
dænˈdaɪəkəl
dochmiacal
dɒkˈmaɪəkəl
elegiacal
ˌelɪˈdʒaɪəkəl
genethliacal
ˌdʒɛnɪθˈlaɪəkəl
maniacal
məˈnaɪəkəl
megalomaniacal
ˌmeɡələʊməˈnaɪəkəl
miracle
ˈmɪrəkəl
monomaniacal
ˌmɒnəʊməˈnaɪəkəl
nymphomaniacal
ˌnɪmfəʊməˈnaɪəkəl
oracle
ˈɒrəkəl
pandemoniacal
ˌpændɪməˈnaɪəkəl
paradisiacal
ˌpærədɪˈsaɪəkəl
parheliacal
ˌpɑːhɪˈlaɪəkəl
pyromaniacal
ˌpaɪrəʊməˈnaɪəkəl
simoniacal
ˌsaɪməˈnaɪəkəl
theriacal
ˌθɪərˈaɪəkəl
zodiacal
zəʊˈdaɪəkəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYPOCHONDRIACAL

hypocalcemic
hypocaust
hypocenter
hypocentral
hypocentre
hypochlorite
hypochlorous
hypochlorous acid
hypochondria
hypochondriac
hypochondriacally
hypochondriasis
hypochondriasm
hypochondriast
hypochondrium
hypocist
hypocorism
hypocorisma
hypocoristic
hypocoristical

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYPOCHONDRIACAL

aphrodisiacal
caracal
chemical
clinical
cloacal
critical
demoniacal
dipsomaniacal
egomaniacal
electrical
historical
jacal
local
mechanical
medical
musical
physical
political
practical
technical

Synonyms and antonyms of hypochondriacal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hypochondriacal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HYPOCHONDRIACAL

Find out the translation of hypochondriacal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hypochondriacal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hypochondriacal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hipocondríaco
570 millions of speakers

English

hypochondriacal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hypochondriacal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وساوس المرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ипохондрическое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hipocondríaca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hypochondriacal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hypocondriaque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hypochondriacal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hypochondrischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

心気症の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

건강 염려증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hypochondriacal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hypochondriacal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hypochondriacal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हायपोन्ड्रियाॅकल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hipokondriyak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ipocondriaco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hipochondryczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

іпохондричне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ipohondru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποχονδριακή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hipochondriese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

inbillningssjuk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hypokondrisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hypochondriacal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HYPOCHONDRIACAL»

The term «hypochondriacal» is normally little used and occupies the 137.544 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HYPOCHONDRIACAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hypochondriacal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYPOCHONDRIACAL»

Discover the use of hypochondriacal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hypochondriacal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Classification of Endogenous Psychoses and their ...
Hypochondriacal Paraphrenia In hypochondriacal neuroses, as well as in hypochondriacal depression and euphoria, we find bodily sensations. The sensations of paraphrenia have a different, hallucinatory character. They are not presented ...
Karl Leonhard, Helmut Beckmann, 1999
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Hypochondriasis : Modern Perspectives on an Ancient Malady: ...
As is true of patients with other psychiatric disorders, hypochondriacal patients tend not to be recognized by primary care physicians. In fact, studies have shown that the diagnosis is almost never made (Beaber and Rodney, 1984; Noyes et al.,  ...
Division for Neurotic Disorders Vladan Starcevic Formerly Associate Professor of Psychiatry at University of Belgrade School of Medicine and Director, Institute of Mental Health, Institute for Behavioral Science in Health Care and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Mt. Auburn Hospital Don R. Lipsitt Medical Director, Cambridge, 2001
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Emotional Problems in Later Life: Intervention Strategies ...
hypochondriacal elder for the first time, routine laboratory testing is essential. An automated blood count and differential as well as a urinalysis and a chemical screen are most helpful. If thyroid function tests and liver function tests have not ...
Dan Blazer MD, PhD, 1998
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Sincerity and Other Works: The Collected Papers of Donald ...
Hypochondriasis is really a descriptive term including various disturbances in the relationship to the body, and it is quite correct to speak of hypochondriacal anxieties themselves and to speak of hypochondriacal symptomatology.
Donald Meltzer, Alberto Hahn, 1994
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Body Experience in Fantasy and Behavior
This scale was developed by assembling items which would differentiate psychiatric patients with predominant hypochondriacal complaints from normals and neurotics without serious hypochondriacal complaints. A variety of correlates of the ...
Professor Seymour Fisher, Seymour Fisher, 1970
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Clinical Manual of Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment: A ...
The psychotic patient with somatic delusions may sound like the hypochondriacal patient at first, but usually is distinguished from the latter by the bizarre and " unshakable" quality of the somatic preoccupation (e.g., "My liver is being eaten up ...
Ronald W. Pies, 1994
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Impulsivity and Compulsivity
Furthermore, hypochondriacal patients may have other obsessions and compulsions not involving illness, and patients with OCD diagnosed on other bases may have concerns about disease. With respect to the differential diagnosis between ...
John M. Oldham, Eric Hollander, Andrew E. Skodol, 1996
8
The medical works of Dr. Richard Mead
124 Of the Hypochondriacal Disease. Chapi XVII. pomegranates, eaten frequently, upon account of their cooling and stibastringent quality. But I recommend to the reader the perusal of the above-mentioned voyage, which is written in a clear ...
Richard Mead, 1765
9
Psychosomatic Syndromes and Somatic Symptoms
nance of somatic symptoms, as well as in a common hypochondriacal reaction, is the experience of new somatic symptoms at times of anxiety or depression. This is followed by selective perception of bodily sensations, motivated by fear of ...
Robert Kellner, 1991
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A Practical Guide to Head Injury Rehabilitation: A Focus on ...
HYPOCHONDRIACAL STATEMENTS Frequently, survivors of brain injury suffer pain from the initial injury. For example, an individual who was in a motorcycle accident and fractured several bones may experience pain several months and ...
Michael D. Wesolowski, Arnie H. Zencius, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYPOCHONDRIACAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hypochondriacal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lyme disease: It's important to keep open mind
But the medical profession continues to blow off some patients as being crazy, or hypochondriacal, because there's no explanation for what is ... «Fredericksburg.com, Jun 15»
2
Eden: Director Mia Hansen-Love finds eloquence in Parisian dance …
They become part of a scene, led by the balding, and obsessively hypochondriacal Arnaud (Vincent Macaigne), and including the depressive ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
3
Nothing's fair about fairness creams?
... serious skin ailments and can even have adverse psychological impact like depression, low confidence and hypochondriacal delusions (the ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
4
Not Buying the Jubilee Year of FrancisMercy Hype
The Italian journalist Antonio Margheriti Mastino wrote on his website papalepapale: " Some time ago, a well-known, hypochondriacal Cardinal, ... «Pewsitter, Jun 15»
5
For LGBT Pride Month, GMHC's Relaunched AIDS Buddy Program …
... as hypochondriacal, induced by being around people with AIDS. Subsequent testing revealed the fact that Washington was infected with HIV. «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
6
Is a hypochondriac faking it?
Along with cognitive behaviour therapy, some studies have found that a high percentage of hypochondriacal patients respond positively to ... «Troy Media, May 15»
7
Milwaukee movie guide: What's playing where this week
Playing:Mayfair Mall. A stubborn woman is talked by her aging, ailing and hypochondriacal father into taking a road trip from Delhi to Calcutta, ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 15»
8
David Letterman kept it fresh on late night for 33 years
This year he told Rolling Stone that for 30 or 40 years he was “anxious, and hypochondriacal, and an alcoholic, and many, many other things ... «Montana Standard, May 15»
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On Wednesday, Letterman says goodnight to the 'Late Show'
This year he told Rolling Stone that for 30 or 40 years he was "anxious, and hypochondriacal, and an alcoholic, and many, many other things ... «The Providence Journal, May 15»
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David Letterman's 33-year journey from cult hero to late-night …
This year he told Rolling Stone that for 30 or 40 years he was "anxious, and hypochondriacal, and an alcoholic, and many, many other things ... «Los Angeles Times, May 15»

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