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HYPOCHONDRIASIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hypochondriasis" is a kind of...):
anxiety; anxiousness ((psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic)
