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hypochondriacs
1
someone who is constantly concerned about their health or an illness coming back
- As a hypochondriac, she would visit the doctor frequently, worried about even minor symptoms.
- His friends tried to reassure him, knowing that his hypochondriac tendencies made him worry excessively about his health.
- Being a hypochondriac can be exhausting, as he constantly feared that every ache or pain signaled a serious illness.
- She joked about being a hypochondriac because she was always researching symptoms online and imagining the worst.
- His hypochondriac behavior led him to keep a large supply of medicines at home, just in case he fell ill.