anorexia
Loss of appetite, especially as a result of diseaseLoss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
» I suffered from anorexia for a couple of years.
Я страждала від анорексії протягом декількох років.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, especially, uncountable)Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
Anorexie
аноре́ксияanoréksija, отсу́тствие аппети́таotsútstvije appetíta
a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
(broadly, countable, in compounds, uncountable)Any state of being psychologically starved or deprived of something.
intimacy anorexia; emotional anorexia
Examples
11 sentencesI suffered from anorexia for a couple of years.
Я страждала від анорексії протягом декількох років.
She suffered from anorexia as a teenager.
ruКогда она была подростком, она страдала анорексией.
deSie litt als Jugendliche an Magersucht.
My daughter has suffered from anorexia for four years.
My daughter has been suffering from anorexia for four years already.
ruМоя дочь уже четыре года страдает анорексией.
Anorexia continued to dominate her life.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”, alpha privLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía), from ἀν- (an-, “not”, alpha privativum) + ὄρεξῐς (órexĭs, “yearning”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, abstract-noun-forming suffix).
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Forms
plural: anorexiasWord family
28 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable