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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.
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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
Bill Nighy has too few scenes as Emma's protective, hypochondriacal father, but each one is a master class in comic glances and delivery.
—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2020
By contrast, Davenport — mildly hypochondriacal and prey to colds and occasional depression — hates to go anywhere, often suffering intense anxiety at the very prospect of a trip.
—Michael Dirda, National Review, 25 July 2019
The interchangeability of the smaller supporting characters enhances this sense of social fluidity — at any moment, someone else can turn into the impoverished talkative spinster, Miss Bates, or Mr. Woodhouse, Emma’s hypochondriacal father.
—Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
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
Bill Nighy has too few scenes as Emma's protective, hypochondriacal father, but each one is a master class in comic glances and delivery.
—Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2020
By contrast, Davenport — mildly hypochondriacal and prey to colds and occasional depression — hates to go anywhere, often suffering intense anxiety at the very prospect of a trip.
—Michael Dirda, National Review, 25 July 2019
The interchangeability of the smaller supporting characters enhances this sense of social fluidity — at any moment, someone else can turn into the impoverished talkative spinster, Miss Bates, or Mr. Woodhouse, Emma’s hypochondriacal father.
—Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 6 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypochondriacal
Adjective
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Olivia Colman will appear in Pride and Prejudice as Mrs. Bennet, Lizzy's hypochondriac mother.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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In the new film Hot Milk, the sensual but diffident 20-something Sofia (Emma Mackey) travels with her invalid mother, Rose (Fiona Shaw), to the Mediterranean shores of Spain in search of an experimental cure for the latter’s (possibly hypochondriac) illness.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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At one job, Lee’s wrist was crushed in a pressing machine, an injury that left him officially designated as disabled.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
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That includes rules on supplier diversity and a state law requiring annual reports on hiring of women, minorities, disabled veterans, and LGBTQ+ individuals.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But occasionally, an individual surfaces who is able to navigate these troubled waters and seemingly coasts through the bad weather.—
Nina-Sophia Miralles,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Deeply troubled parents spoke to senators Tuesday, sounding alarms about chatbot harms after kids became addicted to companion bots that encouraged self-harm, suicide, and violence.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The injury left him temporarily mentally incapacitated – and the moment was an opportune time for a con artist to swoop in.—
ForbesTV,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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According to The Athletic, the move was made to comply with the NFL’s succession planning policy, which requires each team to designate a successor in case the controlling owner dies or becomes incapacitated.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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Ali stumbled, throwing a feeble, off-balance uppercut to the space where Frazier had just stood.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Absent a terrible decision by Matt Williams to send that runner in the 9th when Pages was barely beyond second base, Pages once again did more harm than good—and that’s more than can be said of Teo, whose ABs grow more feeble by the night.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Until then, the prevailing view, originating with French microbiologist Louis Pasteur, was that diseased plants contain microbes and healthy plants do not.—
Anna Marija Helt,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Sep. 2025
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An Instagram post by the Humane Society of Chittenden County explained that after being rescued from the street, Gumbo underwent medical and dental treatment, where his diseased teeth were removed, followed by foster care.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Hypochondriacal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypochondriacal. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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