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bulimarexia

bu·lim·a·rex·i·a
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [byoo-lim-uh-rek-see-uh, -lee-muh-, boo-, buh-]
    • /byuˌlɪm əˈrɛk si ə, -ˌli mə-, bu-, bə-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [byoo-lim-uh-rek-see-uh, -lee-muh-, boo-, buh-]
    • /byuˌlɪm əˈrɛk si ə, -ˌli mə-, bu-, bə-/

Definitions of bulimarexia word

  • noun bulimarexia bulimia (sense 2) 3
  • noun bulimarexia a syndrome in which the symptoms of both bulimia and anorexia nervosa are present, characterized by distorted body image, excessive weight loss, and use of forced vomiting to compensate for periods of binge eating. 1
  • noun bulimarexia An eating disorder that occurs when an individual has both anorexia and bulimia. 0

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Origin of bulimarexia

First appearance:

before 1975
One of the 1% newest English words
1975-80; bulim(ia) + (an)orexia, with -o- respelled as -a-

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Parts of speech for Bulimarexia

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bulimarexia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for bulimarexia

noun bulimarexia

  • anorexia nervosa — an eating disorder primarily affecting adolescent girls and young women, characterized by pathological fear of becoming fat, distorted body image, excessive dieting, and emaciation.
  • bingeing — a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
  • bulimia — Bulimia or bulimia nervosa is an illness in which a person has a very great fear of becoming fat, and so they make themselves vomit after eating.
  • pica — an abnormal appetite or craving for substances that are not fit to eat, as chalk or clay, common in malnutrition, pregnancy, etc.
  • purging — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.

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