Definitions

eating disorder

NOUN

unhealthy disturbance in eating behavior

Synonyms

WEAK

anorexia nervosa bingeing bulimarexia bulimia compulsive eating hypheragia pica psychological disorder purging

Example Sentences

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Amber Glenn recalls struggling with depression and an eating disorder early in her career.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Early findings suggest it may also help with conditions related to impulse control, including binge eating disorder.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025

For this reason, many eating disorder treatment professionals balk at the idea of labeling some foods as addictive.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

Victoria said that she never confided in her parents about her eating disorder, nor did she ever speak about it publicly.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

Zander is sometimes depressed, too, and Annabelle herself is anxious, and Sierra is edging toward an eating disorder, and those are only the things she knows for sure.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti