A hypercondriac is a person who thinks they are always sick.
A hypocondriac is a person is who is in fear of getting sick.
A hypochondriac is an individual who thinks they are constantly ill, when in fact they are not.
The symptoms of a hypochondriac and a child really being sick can be similar. The best way to determine if your child is really sick is to take the to the doctor.
That was a terrible question, because you call someone who thinks they are ill all the time a hypercondriac. So as in Jeopardy, "What do you call someone who is constantly under the impression that they are ill?" Answer: "What is an a hypercondriac?" That is correct!
Hypochondriac is a noun. Therefore it would be used as "a hypochondriac" or "the hypochondriac". For example, my friend is a hypochondriac.
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Hypochondriac can be either a noun or an adjective. Examples: Jamie is a total hypochondriac. Nellie is basically rational, but she has hypochondriac tendencies.
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The hypochondriac spent most of his income on medicines.
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One sneeze does not mean that you have swine flu, unless you are a hypochondriac.