NOUN | state | bulimia, binge-eating syndrome | a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation |
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state | bulimia | pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions) |
Sounds | byuwlih'miyah | |
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Rhymes | Abyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah... |
Meaning | A disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation. | |
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Synonym | binge-eating syndrome | |
Broader | eating disorder | A disorder of the normal eating routine |
Spanish | bulimia | |
Catalan | bulímia | |
Adjectives | bulimic | suffering from bulimia |
Meaning | pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions). | |
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Broader | hunger, hungriness | A physiological need for food |
Adjectives | bulimic | suffering from bulimia |
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