bigorexia

English

Etymology

Blend of big +‎ anorexia

Noun

bigorexia (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A mental disorder in which the sufferer perceives himself to have inadequate musculature; most common among bodybuilders
   • 2022 March 5, Alex Hawgood, “What Is ‘Bigorexia’?”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The quest for perfect pecs is so strong that psychiatrists now sometimes refer to it as “bigorexia,” a form of muscle dysmorphia exhibited mostly by men and characterized by excessive weight lifting, a preoccupation with not feeling muscular enough and a strict adherence to eating foods that lower weight and build muscle.

Synonyms

• muscle dysmorphia

Derived terms

• bigorexic

Descendants

• → Polish: bigoreksja

Translations

mental disorder

• French: bigorexie (fr) f
• Galician: vigorexia (gl) f
• Italian: vigoressia f, bigoressia (it) f
• Polish: bigoreksja (pl) f
• Portuguese: vigorexia (pt) f
• Spanish: vigorexia (es) f
• Turkish: bigoreksiya