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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In dealing with the serious topic of bulimia, Early was careful never to make the eating disorder the joke.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

But for anyone who’s tangled with an eating disorder — and the way its tendrils quietly siphon joy from even the simplest routines — it is something.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 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

At the age of eleven, Khaleh Mandana began to display signs of an eating disorder, and doctors advised that she was better off living with her mother.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi