hypochondriacal

adjective

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Recent Examples of hypochondriacal Her mother, Pattie (Alli Mauzey), is ludicrously hypochondriacal, as if atoning for the chromosomal accident that produced her quick-aging child. — New York Times, 8 Dec. 2021 Many women with myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune neuromuscular disease first named in 1877, were misdiagnosed as mentally unwell and dismissed as hypochondriacal well into the 20th century. — Elinor Cleghorn, WSJ, 12 June 2021 Bill Nighy has too few scenes as Emma's protective, hypochondriacal father, but each one is a master class in comic glances and delivery. — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2020 By contrast, Davenport — mildly hypochondriacal and prey to colds and occasional depression — hates to go anywhere, often suffering intense anxiety at the very prospect of a trip. — Michael Dirda, National Review, 25 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypochondriacal
  1. hypochondriac
  2. disabled
  3. troubled
  4. incapacitated
  5. afflicted
  6. feeble
  7. diseased
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  • The young actor played the hypochondriac Detroit Red Wings fan after earning his first onscreen credit just three years prior in 1983's Bad Boys.
    — Entertainment Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Apr. 2026
  • When Kimberly and her family leave the New Jersey suburbs under dubious circumstances, Kimberly reevaluates her life while dealing with her hypochondriac mother, alcoholic father, scam-artist aunt, her own mortality and her first love.
    — Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Definition of hypochondriac
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  • The site near the Spanish border draws millions of pilgrims each year, especially sick and disabled believers hoping for a cure from the famed spring water in the Lourdes grotto where the visions purportedly occurred.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Carey believes Hope Florida is an example of how disabled people’s welfare is disregarded.
    — Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of disabled
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  • This project, classical in form, presents a sweeping vision of how the past has led to the present, an epic for this troubled age, a dispatch from a roiling Europe that nonetheless reflects back the difficult beauty of human existence.
    — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Which is what troubled regulators even more about this particular outbreak.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of troubled
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  • You have not been declared by a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be either totally mentally incapacitated or partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Israeli President Isaac Herzog pardoned a soldier who shot and killed an incapacitated Palestinian attacker in the occupied West Bank in 2016, despite opposition from the military’s chief of staff.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of incapacitated
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  • Some of the bikers pouring into the area are coming from distant states far more afflicted.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2020
Definition of afflicted
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  • Briogeo Destined for Density Serum The Briogeo Destined for Density Serum is a lightweight liquid formula that thickens feeble strands, plumps roots, and rapidly spurs new hair growth.
    — Sophie Wirt, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026
  • There has to be something more than this, looking feeble against a rookie lefty with average stuff followed by the worst bullpen in baseball.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of feeble
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  • Safely dispose of the diseased foliage in the trash or by burning it.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2026
  • For instance, the Department of Natural Resources submitted a rule for legislative approval that sets up containment areas and disposes of carcasses for diseased animals.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of diseased

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