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Definitions

anorexia

[an-uh-rek-see-uh] / ˌæn əˈrɛk si ə /
NOUN
anorexia nervosa
Synonyms
WEAK
food aversion loss of appetite
NOUN
emaciation
Synonyms
STRONG
atrophy attenuation boniness consumption malnutrition marasmus skinniness starvation tabes thinness undernourishment wasting withering
WEAK
haggardness wasting away

Example Sentences

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Food and Drug Administration to treat patients with AIDS-related anorexia and chemotherapy-induced nausea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

Food noise is also common in bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025

A woman who struggled with anorexia said she had to delete TikTok to protect her health after "skinnytok" flooded her feed with "damaging" weight loss advice.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

Her anorexia spiralled from clean eating she believed was healthy.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

When an animal began showing signs of anorexia, its condition deteriorated rapidly.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.