Dorian Gray syndrome

English

Etymology

In reference to Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), describing a handsome young man who envies his own portrait and wishes that it would grow old, rather than he.

Noun

Dorian Gray syndrome (uncountable)

1. A cultural phenomenon characterized by a man's extreme pride in his personal appearance and the fitness of his physique, accompanied by difficulties in coping with physical aging and the requirements of psychological maturation.

Related terms

• Dorian Gray effect

See also

• agerasia
• Benjamin Button