anorexia

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌænəˈrɛksiə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌænəˈrɛksiə/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(an′ə reksē ə)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•o•rex•i•a /ˌænəˈrɛksiə/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Psychiatryan eating disorder in which the victim suffers from a fear of being fat and so diets too much to become unhealthily thin.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
an•o•rex•i•a  (an′ə reksē ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Psychiatry, Pathologyloss of appetite and inability to eat.
  2. PsychiatrySee anorexia nervosa. 
  • Greek, equivalent. to an- an-1 + órex(is) longing (oreg- reach after + -sis -sis) + -ia -ia
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1590–1600

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
anorexia / ˌænɒˈrɛksɪə/
  1. loss of appetite
  2. Also called: anorexia nervosa / nɜːˈvəʊsə/ a mental health condition characterized by fear of gaining weight, often leading to refusal of food and an excessive desire to exercise
Etymology: 17th Century: via New Latin from Greek, from an- + orexis appetiteˌanoˈrectic, ˌanoˈrexic,
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