As nouns the difference between hypochondria and stoic
is that hypochondria is (medicine) a psychological disorder characterized by excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness while stoic is (stoic).
As an adjective stoic is
(stoic).
hypochondria
English
Usage notes
* The technical use of hypochondria'' is as a synonym for ''hypochondriasis'', while the colloquial use approximates somatization disorder (a different somatoform disorder). In cases where ambiguity is undesirable and the context may not be sufficient to identify the intended sense, it may be preferable to avoid the term ''hypochondria , using one of these terms instead.
Related terms
* hypochondriac
* hypochondriacal
* hypochondriasis
* hypochondrium
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stoic
English
Alternative forms
* Stoic
* Stoick (obsolete)
* stoick (obsolete)
Noun
(
en noun)
(philosophy) Proponent of a school of thought, from in 300 up to about the time of , who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law, one can be free of suffering.
A person indifferent to pleasure or pain.
Adjective
(
Stoicism)
(
en adjective)
Of or relating to the Stoics or their ideas.
Not affected by pain or distress.
Not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress.
Synonyms
* (not affected by pain or distress ) apathetic, impassive, stoical
* (not displaying any external signs of being affected by pain or distress ) expressionless, impassive
Related terms
* stoical
* stoically
* stoicism
Anagrams
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