The friends, especially the narrator, are sure that they have all kinds of ailments. What is the term given to a person who is abnormally anxious about his or her health?
A
Ailurophobia
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B
Megalomaniac
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C
Hypochondriac
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D
Entomologist
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Solution
The correct option is C Hypochondriac
The novel Three Men in a Boat, written by Jerome K. Jerome, is a story about a boat trip that he takes with his friends George and William Samuel Harris on the Thames river.
They are all hypochondriacs and always talk about their illnesses. Hypochondriac a person who is abnormally anxious about his or her health.