orthorexia

English

Etymology

From ortho- +‎ Ancient Greek ὄρεξις (órexis). Modeled on anorexia.

Noun

orthorexia (uncountable)

1. (psychology) A fixation with healthy or righteous eating.

Derived terms

• orthorexia nervosa

Translations

obsession with healthy food

• Bulgarian: орторексия (ortoreksija)
• Catalan: ortorèxia (ca)
• Czech: orthorexie
• Danish: ortoreksi
• Estonian: ortoreksia
• Finnish: ortoreksia (fi)
• French: orthorexie (fr)
• German: Orthorexie f
• Icelandic: rétt matarlyst
• Italian: ortoressia
• Norwegian: ortoreksi
• Polish: ortoreksja (pl)
• Portuguese: ortorexia
• Russian: орторе́ксия (ru) f (ortorɛ́ksija)
• Scottish Gaelic: ceart càil bidhe
• Slovene: ortoreksija
• Spanish: ortorexia (es)
• Swedish: ortorexi

See also

• orthorexic