bigorexia
nounEtymology Blend of big + anorexia.
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Medicine, Sciences A mental disorder in which the sufferer perceives themselves to have inadequate musculature; most common among bodybuilders.
- 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 weight and build muscle.2022 March 5, Alex Hawgood, “What Is ‘Bigorexia’?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2022:
- Synonyms
- muscle dysmorphia
- Derived terms
- bigorexic