anorexic
1
7.9
A person who eats very little because they fear gaining weight
- noun
- /ˌænəˈrɛksɪk/
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anoréxico
- The therapist specialized in helping an anorexic client learn to accept their body and improve their relationship with food.
Should there be a target discharge BMI for all anorexics admitted to hospital?
- Should there be a target discharge BMI for all anorexics admitted to hospital?
- So we have to ask ourselves what can be done for the anorexic, right?
- Should Nicky Graham ever have been allowed to go on Big Brother as an anorexic?
- Not anorexics, but people with anorexia often die.
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Examples
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So we have to ask ourselves what can be done for the anorexic, right?
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Or you can change the image an anorexic person has when they look at a mirror.
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Many adolescents struggle with self-image, and the pressure can lead some to become anorexic.
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It can be difficult for family members to understand the challenges faced by an anorexic who battles with an eating disorder.
Synonyms
9.9
A person who is very thin because they try not to eat
focuses on intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image
How Severe
anorexic
1
7.9
1
7.9
eating disorder
40
3.7
- Specialized
40
3.7
Surface Forms
Etymology
Anorexic comes from Greek parts an- 'without' and orexis 'appetite'. A helpful way to remember it is that an anorexic is a person who has little or no 'appetite' because of the eating disorder.