dysmorphia

Noun

dysmorphia (countable and uncountable, plural dysmorphias)

1. dysmorphism
2. Any of various psychological disorders of distorted body image in which a person inaccurately believes that their body is misshapen or inadequate, such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ("bigorexia").
   • Body dysmorphia “was invented by old psychologists who grew up in the Fifties and had NO problem to find a looksmatch [someone who is your counterpart in terms of appearance] or even better-looking wife”, noted another.2019 August 6, Alice Hines, “Men are having their faces rebuilt – and it’s all to get a date”, in The Times, UK
   • The quest for perfect pecs is so strong that psychiatrists now sometimes refer to it as “bigorexia,” a form of muscle dysmorphia exhibited mostly by men and characterized by excessive weight lifting, a preoccupation with not feeling muscular enough and a strict adherence to eating foods that lower...2022 March 5, Alex Hawgood, “What Is ‘Bigorexia’?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2022

   Synonyms:

   body dysmorphic disorder, dysmorphosis, body dysmorphia, dysmorphophobia, dysmorphobia