hypochondriacal

adjective

Definition of hypochondriacalnext
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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 During downtime, Daisy May cracked up the crew with a hypochondriacal riff about an unprintable physical sensation in her bowels. — David Segal, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypochondriacal
  1. hypochondriac
  2. disabled
  3. troubled
  4. incapacitated
  5. afflicted
  6. feeble
  7. lame
  8. diseased
Adjective
  • As the moon clashes with Mercury, beware of a hypochondriac streak. Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22) Emotional ups and downs?
    — USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Two hypochondriac siblings have taken to the mountains to avoid all electromagnetic frequencies in this hypnotic lesson in claustrophobia and the evocative power of light.
    — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of hypochondriac
Adjective
  • As the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service, Oz is now in charge of Medicare, the federal organization covering healthcare for Americans over 65 years old and disabled people as well as Medicaid, the org that provides medical coverage for low-income people.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Gordon Hartman founded it in 2010 in honor of his disabled daughter, Morgan.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 19 Apr. 2025
Definition of disabled
Adjective
  • Mahdi's attorneys are seeking a reprieve, citing his troubled childhood, a lack of adequate mental health care and a poor defense at trial.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Believe it or not, the film's director James Hawes insists Bernthal's secret agent code name was not an intentional call-out to his current run as the late, troubled, elder Berzatto brother Mikey on TV.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of troubled
Adjective
  • However, there is no formal provision in canon law for an incapacitated pope, and there are no current signs that Francis is unable to govern.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
  • But there is no precedent for forcibly removing an incapacitated member who had taken the oath of office that Congress.
    — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of incapacitated
Adjective
  • The afflicted man instead went to a Dawson hospital, where he was fed only raw potatoes and charged $10 a day for the privilege.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2022
  • For nearly five years, the lingering hope of the pundit class (and, notably, the Biden campaign) was that the Trump fever would eventually burn itself out and those so afflicted would awake from its throes eager to be normal again.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 6 Jan. 2022
Definition of afflicted
Adjective
  • Right-hander Michael King toyed with Colorado’s feeble offense and pitched his first complete-game shutout.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025
  • One feeble shift by the Freddy Gaudreau line led to the Flames countering and Sharangovich scoring on a deflection off a harmless-looking shot by Martin Pospisil.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Definition of feeble
Adjective
  • As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
  • My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.
    — Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
Definition of lame
Adjective
  • An exception to clean-up delay or avoidance would be the prompt removal of last year’s diseased leaves or branches, if a particular plant suffered from heavy damage or dieback.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
  • For example, aged or diseased animals are not welcome, and an adult male usually anchors the scene as the apex of its kind.
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of diseased

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