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noun. : a person affected with or as if with anorexia nervosa. Examples of anorexic in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Adjective. At once too frigid and too promiscuous within the terms of early psychoanalysis, the anorexic woman’s appetites (or lack thereof) were a threat to the cultural order.
1. : loss of appetite especially when prolonged. 2. : anorexia nervosa. Examples of anorexia in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Mental illness, including anorexia, is often fetishized.
Anorexic definition: a person who has or experiences anorexia or especially anorexia nervosa. . See examples of ANOREXIC used in a sentence.
noun [ C ] uk / ˌæn.əˈrek.sɪk / us / ˌæn.əˈrek.sɪk / (also anorectic, uk / ˌæn.ərˈek.tɪk / us / -əˈrek- /) a person who suffers from anorexia: Anorexics tend to be obsessional and perfectionist. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definition of anorexic noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a serious mental illness in which a person does not eat, or eats too little, often resulting in dangerous weight loss: As a result of her emotional problems, Amy developed anorexia by her early teens. He was hospitalized for four months with anorexia as a teenager. Fewer examples.
uk / ˌæn ə rˈeksɪk / us. Add to word list. having the illness anorexia. anorexic. noun [ C ] (Definition of anorexic from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of anorexic. in Chinese (Traditional) 食慾減退的，厭食的, 患厭食症的人，厭食者… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 食欲减退的，厌食的, 患厌食症的人，厌食者… See more. in Spanish.
