valetudinarian

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hypochondriac
Noun
  • 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
  • Mae was a hoarder and a severe hypochondriac, who, despite Christian Science’s stricture against traditional medicine, took barbiturates daily for anxiety.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Valetudinarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valetudinarian. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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