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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"GLP-1 therapies appear to have multiple synergistic effects that may be useful for treating chronic diseases with overlapping neural mechanisms, including binge eating disorders and addictive disorders."

From Science Daily

Whaite explained he has bulimia, an eating disorder, and body dysmorphia, where a person perceives defects in their own body which are often less noticeable to others.

From BBC

“I’m addicted to drugs. We all are! If you don’t have an eating disorder, get one, b***h.”

From Salon

Ms Solovieva says Molecule is particularly harmful when taken by young people who already have eating disorders.

From BBC

Natalie said the only logical explanation she could think of was an eating disorder, but the truth became clear on 9 September that year when Beth was admitted to hospital.

From BBC