dysmorphia

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek δυσμορφίᾱ (dusmorphíā, misshapenness, ugliness), from δυσ- (dus-, bad, mal-) + μορφή (morphḗ, shape, form) + -ίᾱ (-íā).

Noun

dysmorphia (countable and uncountable, plural dysmorphias)

  1. (pathology) Any of various psychological disorders whose sufferers believe that their body is wrong or inadequate, such as anorexia, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ("bigorexia").
    Synonyms: body dysmorphic disorder, dysmorphosis

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