Anorexia is a medicalrelating to illness, treatment, or doctors condition in which a person has a long-lasting loss of appetitethe desire or hunger to eat food and does not want to eat normally. It is often used in everyday language to mean a serious eating disorderan unhealthy, abnormal problem with the body or mind, but the core sense is the loss of appetite itself.
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Pronunciation
AI-generated pronunciation audio (OpenAI).
Accent: General American English
IPA: /ˌænəˈrɛksiə/
Easy pronunciation: AN-uh-REK-see-uh (approximate spelling).
Stress: Primary stress on REK; secondary stress on AN.
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Anorexia Meaning
A long-lasting loss of appetite that makes a person eat very little.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A prolonged disorder of eating caused by a loss of appetite.
Example: After weeks of illness, she was dealing with anorexia and could barely eat.
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Common Mistakes
- Confusing anorexia with general dieting or simply not feeling hungry for a short time.
- Using anorexia as if it means every eating disorder; it specifically refers to loss of appetite, though it is often associated with anorexia nervosa.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does anorexia mean?
Anorexia means a prolonged loss of appetite that leads to eating very little.
Is anorexia the same as anorexia nervosa?
Not exactly. Anorexia is the loss of appetite itself, while anorexia nervosa is a specific eating disorder.
What part of speech is anorexia?
Anorexia is a noun.
What are some synonyms of anorexia?
There are no strong everyday synonyms in the supplied data that can safely replace it in all uses.
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