anorexia
Plural: anorexias
Noun
- An eating disorder involving an extreme fear of gaining weight.
- a prolonged disorder of eating due to loss of appetite
- Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
- Clipping of anorexia nervosa.
- Any state of being psychologically starved or deprived of something.
Examples
- He had a kind of tile anorexia, never wanting to play his valuable letters.
- intimacy anorexia; emotional anorexia
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite”).
Scrabble Score: 15
anorexia: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordanorexia: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
anorexia: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
anorexia: valid Words With Friends Word