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she is hypochondriac vs very hypochondriac

The correct phrase is "she is a hypochondriac." The term "hypochondriac" is a noun, so it should be preceded by the article "a" to indicate that it refers to a person with a tendency to worry excessively about their health. Adding "very" before "hypochondriac" is not grammatically correct.

Last updated: March 20, 2024

she is hypochondriac

This phrase is incorrect. The term "hypochondriac" is a noun and requires the article "a" before it.

The correct phrase is "she is a hypochondriac." This indicates that the person has a tendency to worry excessively about their health.
  • Nov 6, 2015 ... But I also think she is hypochondriac. I was talking about personal credibility. Yo kept saying how sick she was and that she didn't need all the ...
  • You said she is hypochondriac. This made me think of anxiety right away. Someone with untreated or poorly managed anxiety and/or PTSD ...
  • Teri sings her own parody of Jimmy Neutron - Boy Genius opening as a joke to the fact that she is hypochondriac. But Darwin and Gumball don't like to get to get  ...
  • She is 85 and in good health althoug she is hypochondriac. I pray to God I never have to take care of her. I would rather die first. Reply. Sandy January 16, 2015 ...

Alternatives:

  • she is a hypochondriac

very hypochondriac

This phrase is incorrect. The term "hypochondriac" is a noun and should be preceded by the article "a" to refer to a person with health-related anxieties.

The correct phrase is "she is a hypochondriac." This conveys that the individual has a tendency to be overly concerned about their health.
  • ... and he described his mother as having been "an extremely delicate girl, very hypochondriac." His younger brother John struggled with insanity all his adult life  ...
  • Very hypochondriac, and I have been since my grandmother died. A headache is a tumor, chest pain's a heart-attack. I've had some panic-attacks too, as a teen.
  • He's simlpy very hypochondriac and his neurosis may easily come from the simple fact that he NEVER REALLY WORKS. If I did nothing all day, I would be all  ...
  • Sep 8, 2014 ... Very hypochondriac, and affected by the slightest thing, after eating. Dread of literary work at which one must think and employ the ideas.

Alternatives:

  • she is a hypochondriac

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