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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
During downtime, Daisy May cracked up the crew with a hypochondriacal riff about an unprintable physical sensation in her bowels.
—David Segal, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2020
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
During downtime, Daisy May cracked up the crew with a hypochondriacal riff about an unprintable physical sensation in her bowels.
—David Segal, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2020
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
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Two hypochondriac siblings have taken to the mountains to avoid all electromagnetic frequencies in this hypnotic lesson in claustrophobia and the evocative power of light.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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Crampton is a hypochondriac: her preferred term, though modern medicine is trying to drum it out of the discourse.Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
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The law prohibits employers from discriminating against qualified applicants based on disability and ensures that disabled individuals have equal access to job opportunities.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Many disabled individuals face not only physical pain but also profound psychological scars and societal rejection in Gaza, international and local medical professionals said.Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
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In the weeks since the presidential election, the network’s primetime audience has fallen by about half, sparking scores of stories about a troubled operation.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2024
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The 2017 film from director Nikolaj Arcel introduces audiences to Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor), a troubled teenager plagued by visions of a mysterious tower, a malevolent sorcerer and a lone gunslinger.Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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The jewelry-store duel is very Kill Bill, with the two women tossing out insults before attacking brutally and relentlessly: throwing each other around glass cases, using the shop’s offerings as weaponry, and avoiding the incapacitated store owner.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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The incapacitated person, or ward, could not engage in legal actions or make major decisions without the guardian’s consent.Eugene R. Schnitzler, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
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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
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The antihero actioner earned a feeble $4.7 million across Friday and preview screenings from 3,211 locations.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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Those with muscle dysmorphia usually have a belief or preoccupation that their body is weak, feeble, too small, or not muscular enough.Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
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As holidays go, however, Flag Day can feel a bit lame.Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021
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My 11-year-old loved watching the pups roll balls and play a giant floor piano, but for non-dog owners (guilty as charged), parts of the series—like dressing dogs in little hats and outfits for a Parisian fashion show—feel lame.Tim Neville, Outside Online, 23 Nov. 2020
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Wait until mid-November to remove dead or diseased canes and reduce the overall size of the rose plant.Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2024
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Pleural effusion: The tissue that lines the chest cavity and surrounds the lungs can become diseased or inflamed, causing the lungs to fill with fluid.Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Hypochondriacal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypochondriacal. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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