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. — lingvokrolik
She suffered from anorexia as a teenager.
ruКогда она была подростком, она страдала анорексией. — Selena777
deSie litt als Jugendliche an Magersucht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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. — Karok
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