Dorian Gray syndrome en · NOUN
Etymology
In reference to Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), describing a handsome young man who envies his own portrait and wishes that the portrait would age instead of himself.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A cultural phenomenon characterized by a man's extreme pride in his personal appearance and the fitness of his physique, accompanied by difficulties in coping with physical aging and the requirements of psychological maturation.
Relateds
agerasia · Benjamin Button · Dorian Gray effect
wikipedia: Oscar Wilde · wikipedia: The Picture of Dorian Gray