hypochondriasis en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˌhəɪːpɔʊ.kanˈd͡ʒɹaɪːəsɪs] (General-American)
- /ˌhaɪːpɔ.kanˈdɹaɪːəsɪs/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From New Latin; by surface analysis, hypochondr(ium) + -iasis. See also hypochondria, hypochondrium, and Wikipedia at hypochondriasis § Etymology.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A mental disorder (in some classifications of such disorders, including ICD-11) characterized by a persistent preoccupation with having or developing a serious illness, despite the absence of significant physical symptoms or evidence of disease.
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.
2022, American Psychiatric Association, DSM-5-TR: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision, American Psychiatric Association, →ISBN, page 1463:Near-synonym: hypochondria
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hypochondriases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
disease · condition · disorder · somatoform disorder
Relateds
hyperchondria · hypochondriacal · hypochondria · hypochondrium · hypochondriac
Synonyms
hypochondria · illness anxiety disorder
Translations (28)
th โรคคิดว่าตนป่วย (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · fi hypokondria (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · cs hypochondrie (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · kmr hîpokondriya (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · it ipocondria (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · io hipokondrio (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · he היפוכונדריה (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · pl hipochondria (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · es hipocondría (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · kk ипохондрия (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · bg хипохо́ндрия (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · ja 心気症 (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · pt hipocondria (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · tr hipokondriya (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · cmn 疑病症 (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · ja 病気不安症 (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · fr hypocondrie (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · ga hipeacoindriáis (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · de Hypochondrie (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · ba ипохондрия (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · ky ипохондрия (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · sv hypokondri (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · nl hypochondrie (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · vo hüpogon (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · ru ипохо́ндрия (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · eo hipoĥondrio (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · sl hipohondrija (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness) · cmn 疑病性神經症 /疑病性神经症 (excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness)