dysmorphia
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δυσμορφίᾱ (dusmorphíā, “misshapenness, ugliness”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad, mal-”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”) + -ίᾱ (-íā).
Noun
[edit]dysmorphia (countable and uncountable, plural dysmorphias)
- (psychology, psychiatry) Any of various psychological disorders of distorted body image in which a person inaccurately believes that their body is misshapen or inadequate, such as anorexia, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ("bigorexia").
- Synonyms: body dysmorphic disorder, dysmorphosis
Related terms
[edit]- dysmorphic (adj)
Translations
[edit]dysmorphia
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