anorexia

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ænəˈɹɛksi.ə/

Definition of anorexia

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, especially, uncountable)Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
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noun

  1. (countable, especially, uncountable)Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, especially, uncountable)Clipping of anorexia nervosa.
  3. (broadly, countable, in-compounds, uncountable)Any state of being psychologically starved or deprived of something.
    “intimacy anorexia; emotional anorexia”

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite”). By surface analysis, an- + -orexia.

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