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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If content relates to self-harm or eating disorders, reach out to a therapist who specializes in adolescents.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
McCurdy also recounts how her mother, who was, to be fair, already dying of cancer, carefully coached her into an eating disorder, even down to the mechanics of bulimia, in an attempt to hold back puberty.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Some have been caught encouraging self-harm, giving diet tips for eating disorders or pretending to be romantic partners.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Meta made changes to its AI chatbot policies following the report and now prevents its bots from discussing subjects like self-harm, suicide and eating disorders with teens.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2025
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 22 Oct. 2025
McCurdy also recounts how her mother, who was, to be fair, already dying of cancer, carefully coached her into an eating disorder, even down to the mechanics of bulimia, in an attempt to hold back puberty.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Some have been caught encouraging self-harm, giving diet tips for eating disorders or pretending to be romantic partners.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Meta made changes to its AI chatbot policies following the report and now prevents its bots from discussing subjects like self-harm, suicide and eating disorders with teens.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 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 25 Oct. 2025.
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