bulimia meaning
UK US /bjuˈlɪmiə/ 4 syllables
bulimia (noun): a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation.
bulimia has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
bulimia as a noun
- a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation
Synonyms: binge-eating syndrome
Type of: eating disorder
Related forms: bulimic
- pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)
Type of: hunger
Related forms: bulimic
bulimia in a sentence
- Binging and purging are signs that someone may have bulimia.
- She suffered from bulimia.
How to pronounce bulimia
bulimia is pronounced /bjuˈlɪmiə/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Scrabble score: 11 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with BU · words ending in IA · 7-letter words
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