"hypochondriacal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more hypochondriacal [comparative], most hypochondriacal [superlative]
Etymology: From hypochondriac + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hypochondriac|al}} hypochondriac + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} hypochondriacal (comparative more hypochondriacal, superlative most hypochondriacal)
  1. (obsolete) Coming from the hypochondria; pertaining to or caused by depressive spirits. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-hypochondriacal-en-adj-a5t0Khfq
  2. Suffering from hypochondria. Translations (suffering from hypochondria): hypokondrinen (Finnish), hipochondryczny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-hypochondriacal-en-adj-EQiR7TLh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 43 57 Disambiguation of 'suffering from hypochondria': 18 82

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