dysmorphia
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Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek δυσμορφίᾱ (dusmorphíā, “misshapenness, ugliness”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad, mal-”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). By surface analysis, dys- + -morph + -ia.
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
- 2019 June 8, Alice Hines, “Men are having their faces rebuilt – and it’s all to get a date”, in The Times, UK:
- Body dysmorphia “was invented by old psychologists who grew up in the Fifties and had NO problem to find a looksmatch [someone who is your counterpart in terms of appearance] or even better-looking wife”, noted another.
- 2022 March 5, Alex Hawgood, “What Is ‘Bigorexia’?”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- The quest for perfect pecs is so strong that psychiatrists now sometimes refer to it as “bigorexia,” a form of muscle dysmorphia exhibited mostly by men and characterized by excessive weight lifting, a preoccupation with not feeling muscular enough and a strict adherence to eating foods that lower weight and build muscle.
Related terms
[edit]- dysmorphic (adj)
Translations
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