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anorexy

anorexy is the archaic form of anorexia.

Meaning of anorexia

Noun

anorexia (countable and uncountable, plural anorexias)

  1. (especially) Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
  2. (broadly, in-compounds) Any state of being psychologically starved or deprived of something.
    • intimacy anorexia; emotional anorexia

Forms of anorexy

pluralanorexies

Questions about anorexy

What is anorexy the archaic form of?
Anorexy is the archaic form of anorexia.

Words near anorexy in the dictionary

  1. anorexigen
  2. anorexigenic
  3. anorexigenics
  4. anorexigens
  5. anorexogenic
  6. anorexy
  7. anorganic
  8. anorganology
  9. anorgasmia
  10. anorgasmic
  11. anorgonia

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