Meaning Of The Word Hypochondria

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What's The Definition Of Hypochondria?

hypochondria
uncountable noun: If someone has hypochondria, they continually worry about their health and falsely imagine that they are ill.

hypochondria in American English
abnormal anxiety over one's health, often with imaginary illnesses and severe melancholy
noun: an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems

hypochondria in British English
noun: chronic abnormal anxiety concerning the state of one's health, even in the absence of any evidence of disease on medical examination

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