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Synonyms & Antonyms of hypochondria
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.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for hypochondria
- affliction,
- ailment,
- anxiety,
- condition,
- disease,
- disorder,
- dysfunction
- (also disfunction),
- malady,
- trouble,
- upset
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for hypochondria
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“Hypochondria.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypochondria. Accessed 7 Oct. 2022.
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The first known use of hypochondria was in 1700
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