eating disorder

NOUN

unhealthy disturbance in eating behavior

Synonyms

WEAK

anorexia nervosa bingeing bulimarexia bulimia compulsive eating hypheragia pica psychological disorder purging

Example Sentences

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Recently, Nagata had a patient who was hospitalized for an eating disorder and the patient showed him all the drugs and supplements he learned about from social media and was taking for various appearance-related things.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In dealing with the serious topic of bulimia, Early was careful never to make the eating disorder the joke.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Oscar-frontrunner Jessie Buckley has said acting is "like water to me" as she spoke about how passion for her craft helped her overcome an eating disorder and depression as a teenager.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Early findings suggest it may also help with conditions related to impulse control, including binge eating disorder.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025

At the age of eleven, Khaleh Mandana began to display signs of an eating disorder, and doctors advised that she was better off living with her mother.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi