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hypo

The correct spelling is hypo.

How to pronounce hypo

/ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/
noun

IPA: /ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/

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The correct spelling is hypo. Melancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid depression. For example: "1837 Abraham Lincoln: Tell your sister I dont want to hear any more about selling out and moving. That gives me the hypo whenever I think of it. (Letter to Mary S. Owens, May 7. 1837, Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1."

Usage Examples

1837 Abraham Lincoln: Tell your sister I dont want to hear any more about selling out and moving. That gives me the hypo whenever I think of it. (Letter to Mary S. Owens, May 7. 1837, Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 1.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.Melancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid depression.
  2. 2.A hypochondriac.
  3. 3.Sodium thiosulphate, a photographic fixing agent.
  4. 4.A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes.
  5. 5.The substance sodium hyposulfite.

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