Direction: In the following questions out of the four alternatives choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/ sentence.
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Excessive preoccupation with one's health
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- hypochondria
- malaise
- disaffected
- malinger
Correct Option: A
hypochondria (N.) : a state in which somebody worries all the time about his health and believes that he is ill/sick when there is nothing wrong with him
malaise (N.) : a general feeling of being ill/sick, unhappy or not satisfied, without signs of any particular problem; unease disaffected (Adj.) : no longer satisfied with your situation, organisation, belief, etc. and therefore not loyal to it
malinger (V.) : to pretend to be ill/sick in order to avoid work
