valetudinarian
/ˌvælɪˌtjuːdɪˈneəriən/noun
उच्चारण वैलिट्यूडिनेअरिअन
अपने स्वास्थ्य के प्रति अत्यधिक चिंतित व्यक्ति, रोग-भ्रमी
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Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C] formal
a person who is always worried about their health and thinks they are ill
अपने स्वास्थ्य के प्रति अत्यधिक चिंतित व्यक्ति, रोग-भ्रमी
- The old valetudinarian took ten pills a day.
- The valetudinarian cancelled the picnic because he feared catching a cold.
- Her uncle is a valetudinarian who checks his pulse every hour.
+ 2 more examples
- Being a valetudinarian, he never went out in the rain.
- The valetudinarian in the story visits his doctor every day.
Synonyms hypochondriac invalid worrier
Opposite healthy person
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
val·e·tu·di·nar·i·an
A long word with -tudi- and -narian (from the Latin valetudo, health).
-tudi- और -narian के साथ लंबा शब्द (Latin valetudo, स्वास्थ्य, से)।
?Which word?
Keep apart valetudinarian (worried about health) and valedictorian (a student who gives the farewell speech).
Valetudinarian (स्वास्थ्य के प्रति चिंतित) और valedictorian (विदाई भाषण देने वाला छात्र) को अलग रखिए।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who is always worried about his health is a valetudinarian or hypochondriac; a person who is ill for a long time an invalid; a person who is recovering after illness a convalescent.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: अपने स्वास्थ्य के बारे में सदा चिंतित व्यक्ति valetudinarian या hypochondriac; लंबे समय से बीमार व्यक्ति invalid; बीमारी के बाद ठीक हो रहा व्यक्ति convalescent।