eating disorder
noun
: any of several psychological disorders (such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior
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So your character’s daughter has a kind of eating disorder and is connected to a feeding tube.
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Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Often taunted by tabloids for her unsmiling demeanor, Victoria shows off her sense of humor and gets real about some of the most difficult parts of her past, including her struggles with an eating disorder and almost losing her fashion business entirely.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, while 15% of women will struggle with eating disorders before their 40s or 50s, just 27% of them will seek any treatment, and many face shame and stigma.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
The goal was to have the chatbot, called Therabot, treat people diagnosed with anxiety, depression or eating disorders.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
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Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Often taunted by tabloids for her unsmiling demeanor, Victoria shows off her sense of humor and gets real about some of the most difficult parts of her past, including her struggles with an eating disorder and almost losing her fashion business entirely.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
According to the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, while 15% of women will struggle with eating disorders before their 40s or 50s, just 27% of them will seek any treatment, and many face shame and stigma.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
The goal was to have the chatbot, called Therabot, treat people diagnosed with anxiety, depression or eating disorders.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eating disorder
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“Eating disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eating%20disorder. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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