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eating disorder

 

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Noun eating disorder has 1 sense
  1. eating disorder - a disorder of the normal eating routine
    --1 is a kind of
    disorder, upset
    --1 has particulars:
     anorexia; bulimarexia, binge-purge syndrome, binge-vomit syndrome, bulima nervosa; bulimia, binge-eating syndrome

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Eating Disorder

Definition:

An eating disorder is a mental health condition characterized by abnormal eating habits. It involves either insufficient or excessive food intake, which can significantly impact a person's physical and mental well-being.

Usage:

1. Noun - Medical

Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder are serious psychiatric illnesses that should be treated with professional assistance.

Example sentence: She has been struggling with an eating disorder and needs professional help.

2. Noun - Popular

Popularly, an eating disorder refers to any unhealthy eating pattern that adversely affects an individual's health, regardless of the specific diagnosis.

Example sentence: His eating disorder, consisting of excessive junk food consumption, is affecting his overall well-being.

3. Adjective - Local

In local slang, "eating disorder" can sometimes be used as an adjective to describe a highly unusual or bizarre behavior related to eating.

Example sentence: That's such an eating-disorder movie choice – ice cream with pickle topping.

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