vigorexia

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Galician

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Noun

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vigorexia f (plural vigorexias)

  1. bigorexia

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From vigor +‎ -orexia.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -iɐ
  • Hyphenation: vi‧go‧re‧xi‧a

Noun

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vigorexia f (plural vigorexias)

  1. bigorexia (excessive concern about the idea of ​​having a small and/or poorly muscled physical structure, which can manifest itself in a distorted perception of body image and in certain behaviors such as excessive physical exercise, ingestion of anabolic steroids and diets rich in proteins)
    • 2015 September 22, “Vigorexia, o distúrbio ‘das academias’ que leva ao desejo de ter corpo cada vez maior”, in BBC[1]:
      Vigorexia, o distúrbio ‘das academias’ que leva ao desejo de ter corpo cada vez maior
      Bigorexia, the ‘gym’ disorder that leads to the desire to have an increasingly larger body

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From English bigorexia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /biɡoˈɾeɡsja/ [bi.ɣ̞oˈɾeɣ̞.sja]
  • Rhymes: -eɡsja
  • Syllabification: vi‧go‧re‧xia

Noun

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vigorexia f (plural vigorexias)

  1. bigorexia
    • 2015 July 11, “‘The Jesus & Mary Chain’, a la altura de sus recuerdos”, in El País[2]:
      A pesar de que en un festival se supone la obligación de cierta vigorexia emocional, creo que gustó más cuando presentó su lado reposado, en Running o Let it go.
      Despite the fact that a certain emotional bigorexia is supposed to be required at a festival, I think he liked it better when he presented his relaxed side, in Running or Let it go.

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