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Dorian Gray syndrome

Dorian Gray syndrome noun: a cultural phenomenon characterized by a man's extreme pride in his personal appearance and the fitness of his physique, accompanied by difficulties in coping with physical aging and the requirements of psychological maturation.

Noun

Dorian Gray syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A cultural phenomenon characterized by a man's extreme pride in his personal appearance and the fitness of his physique, accompanied by difficulties in coping with physical aging and the requirements of psychological maturation.

Origin of Dorian Gray syndrome

In reference to Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), describing a handsome young man who envies his own portrait and wishes that the portrait would age instead of himself.

Questions about Dorian Gray syndrome

What does Dorian Gray syndrome mean?
Dorian Gray syndrome means a cultural phenomenon characterized by a man's extreme pride in his personal appearance and the fitness of his physique, accompanied by difficulties in coping with physical aging and the requirements of psychological maturation.
What part of speech is Dorian Gray syndrome?
Dorian Gray syndrome is a noun.

Words near Dorian Gray syndrome in the dictionary

  1. Doria's goshawk
  2. Doria's hawk
  3. dorian
  4. Dorian Gray effect
  5. Dorian Gray effects
  6. Dorian Gray syndrome
  7. Dorian mode
  8. Dorianmance
  9. Dorianmancer
  10. Dorianmancers
  11. dorians

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