To pronounce "hypos", say HYPOS — one syllable. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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noun
“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.”
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"Hypos" has one syllable.
Hypos: Melancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid depression.
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