body image

English

Noun

body image (countable and uncountable, plural body images)

1. The subjective inner picture of one's outward physical appearance. (Distortions of this image can produce dysmorphias, such as eating disorders, compulsive urges for cosmetic surgery, or others.)

Translations

subjective inner picture of one's physical appearance

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 身體形象／身体形象 (shēntǐ xíngxiàng), 身體意象／身体意象 (shēntǐ yìxiàng)

• Danish: kropsbillede c
• Finnish: ruumiinkuva
• French: image corporelle f
• German: Körperbild n
• Portuguese: imagem corporal f
• Russian: представле́ние о те́ле n (predstavlénije o téle)
• Spanish: imagen corporal f