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eating disorder
noun
: any of several psychological disorders (such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior
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One downside is when incorrect information could be dangerous: an eating disorder helpline or legal advice for small businesses, for example.
—Casey Fiesler, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
According to a 2015 review by a group of Canadian researchers, frequent family dinners can prevent issues with eating disorders, alcohol and substance use, violent behavior, depression, and suicidal thoughts in adolescents.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 23 May 2024
Video How to Decorate a Goth Cake Stolz, who started baking at age 15 as a form of therapy after being bullied in school and developing an eating disorder, isn’t the only baker forgoing the aggressively cheerful aesthetic that has long dominated the pastry world.
—Emilia Petrarca, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Even more people experience another menstrual mood disorder called premenstrual exacerbation, or PME, where menstruation worsens their existing mental health disorders, such as anxiety, depression or an eating disorder.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1961, in the meaning defined above
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“Eating disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eating%20disorder. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
eating disorder
noun
: any of several disorders (as bulimia) marked by abnormal eating behaviors
Medical Definition
eating disorder
noun
: any of several psychological disorders (as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior
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