hypochondriac
noun [ C ] uk/ˌhaɪ.pəˈkɒn.dri.æk/ us/ˌhaɪ.poʊˈkɑːn.dri.æk/
疑病症患者
a person who continuously worries about their health without having any reason to do so
She's a terrible hypochondriac - she's always at the doctor's. 她是个严重的疑病症患者——她总是去看医生。
Many hypochondriacs resist treatment. 许多疑病患者拒绝接受治疗。
See: hypochondria
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- When I researched possible reasons for my pain, I was branded a hypochondriac.
- He had always been something of a hypochondriac.
- She is not a hypochondriac or a hysteric.