Hypochondriacal (Adjective)
Meaning
Suffering from hypochondria.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She had been experiencing hypochondriacal tendencies ever since her family member was diagnosed with a serious illness.
- His hypochondriacal nature made him over-analyze even the slightest changes in his body and convinced him that he had some rare disease.
- After losing a loved one, he became increasingly hypochondriacal, worrying excessively about his health and rushing to the doctor for every minor symptom.
- The internet had fueled her hypochondriacal thoughts, as she spent hours researching and self-diagnosing herself with various diseases.
- Her hypochondriacal behavior had become so severe that she would call her doctor multiple times a day to report on even the tiniest perceived changes in her health.