Synonyms for hypochondria
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Hypochondriasis — A formerly defined psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a…
2. Depression
Definitions
- n. 1
A formerly defined psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness. No longer a current medical diagnosis; see hypochondriasis for more.
Near-synonyms: hypochondriasis, valetudinarianism
Related words
- Word family
- hypo hypochondriac hypochondriacal hypochondriasis
- Is a kind of
- disorder disease condition
Forms
- Plural
- hypochondrias → hypochondriases, depressions, melancholias, dejections…
Example sentences
- depression The report states that there will be a depression.
- melancholia Schumann was diagnosed with psychotic melancholia.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hypochondria | steady | |
| hypochondriasis | rising | |
| valetudinarianism | steady | |
| depression | rising | |
| melancholia | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- dejection
- 10 letters
- depression3
- 11 letters
- melancholia
- 15 letters
- hypochondriasis
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (depression3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- hypocondrie
- Italiano
- ipocondria
- Deutsch
- Hypochondrie