Cyberchondriac

C1 16+

Collocations of cyberchondriac

doctor's appointment
Frequency: 80 %

Her cyberchondriac behavior led her to make frequent doctor's appointments for minor symptoms.

self-diagnosis
Frequency: 75 %

His cyberchondriac tendencies often led to self-diagnosis, causing unnecessary worry.

health anxiety
Frequency: 70 %

His cyberchondriac tendencies often lead to health anxiety.

online symptom checker
Frequency: 60 %

She spent hours on the online symptom checker, feeding her cyberchondriac fears.

webMD diagnosis
Frequency: 45 %

After reading WebMD, his cyberchondriac tendencies convinced him he had a serious illness.

Idiomatic Expressions for cyberchondriac

  • Phrase: cyberchondriac spiral
    Meaning: describes the process of getting caught in a cycle of searching for medical information online and becoming increasingly anxious about one's health
    Usage: After spending hours on the internet researching her symptoms, she fell into a cyberchondriac spiral.