bigorexia en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of big + anorexia.
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(uncountable) A mental disorder in which the sufferer perceives themselves to have inadequate musculature; most common among bodybuilders.
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.
2022 March 5, Alex Hawgood, “What Is ‘Bigorexia’?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2022:
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it bigoressia (mental disorder) · bg бигоре́ксия (mental disorder) · fr bigorexie (mental disorder) · pt vigorexia (mental disorder) · gl vigorexia (mental disorder) · pl bigoreksja (mental disorder) · it vigoressia (mental disorder) · es vigorexia (mental disorder) · tr bigoreksiya (mental disorder)