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

An eating disorder charity said it was "incredibly worrying" that the injections were available "without even the most basic due diligence".

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Amber Glenn recalls struggling with depression and an eating disorder early in her career.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

But for anyone who’s tangled with an eating disorder — and the way its tendrils quietly siphon joy from even the simplest routines — it is something.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

She's taken her eating disorder on the road, conditioning her hair with whipped topping and rolling her bangs in finger-size breakfast sausages.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris