hypochondriasis
Definitions
A mental disorder (in some classifications of such disorders, including ICD-11) that is characterized by excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness, despite medical testing and reassurance to the contrary.
Equivalents
10 more languages
Češtinahypochondrie
Esperantohipoĥondrio
Gaeilgehipeacoindriáis
Italianoipocondria
Nederlandshypochondrie
Portuguêshipocondria
Русскийипохондрия
Svenskahypokondri
Українськаіпохондрія
Examples
“Near-synonym: hypochondria”
“Most individuals who previously would have⟳ been diagnosed with hypochondriasis in DSM-IV [1994] (preoccupation with having a serious disease based on the individual’s misinterpretation of bodily symptoms) are now classified as having somatic symptom disorder; however, in one-third of cases, the diagnosis of illness anxiety disorder applies instead.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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