noun · countable / uncountable · rare

dysmorphia

dysmorphia · dysmorphias

дисморфия, дисморфофобия

Dysmorphophobie

DysmorphismDysmorphism

Meaning

2 senses

(countable, uncountable)Dysmorphism
(countable, uncountable)Any of various psychological disorders of distorted body image in which a person inaccurately believes that their body is misshapen or inadequate, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ("bigorexia").

Translations

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Origin

From Ancient Greek δυσμορφίᾱ (dusmorphíā, “misshapenness, ugliness”), from δυσ- (dus-, “ba

From Ancient Greek δυσμορφίᾱ (dusmorphíā, “misshapenness, ugliness”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad, mal-”) + μορφή (morphḗ, “shape, form”) + -ίᾱ (-íā). Note that sense 2 is a semantic extension from "physical deformity" to a disorder of the perception of one’s bodily form. By surface analysis, dys- + -morph + -ia.

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