anorexia

Meaning

1. (countable, especially, uncountable) Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, especially, uncountable) Clipping of anorexia nervosa.
3. (broadly, countable, in-compounds, uncountable) Any state of being psychologically starved or deprived of something.

Synonyms

anorexic

loss of appetite

pica

hyperphagia

abepithymia

anorexia nervosa

bulimia

eating disorders

appetite disorders

anorexy

Translations

anoressia

anorexie

anorexia

Anorexie

anorexia

Magersucht

ανορεξία

anorexie

anorèxia

Appetitlosigkeit

anorexia

Anorexia nervosa

Anorexia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ænəˈɹɛksi.ə/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite”).