dysmorphia
English
Etymology
From Greek δυσμορφία (dysmorfía), from Ancient Greek δυσμορφία (dusmorphía), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad, mal-”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”) + -ία (-ía).
Noun
dysmorphia (countable and uncountable, plural dysmorphias)
- (pathology) Any of various psychological disorders whose sufferers believe that their body is wrong or inadequate, such as anorexia, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ("bigorexia").
- Synonym: dysmorphosis
Translations
dysmorphia
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