Hypo
/ˈhaɪ.pəʊ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Hypo
noun
- Melancholy; a fit of ‘hypochondria’; a morbid depression.
"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."
- A hypochondriac.
- Sodium thiosulphate, a photographic fixing agent.
- A hypoglycaemia attack in a person with diabetes.
- The substance sodium hyposulfite.