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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The three men share family traits, including an eating disorder that only Paolo recognizes. Callum McLennan, Variety, 11 May 2026 Endeavor Health’s eating disorders program provides care for adolescents and adults ages 11 and older. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026 Today, psychedelics’ applications are more expansive than ever, having evolved well beyond their role as a treatment for mental illness to a clinical Swiss Army knife that appears to help conditions ranging from opioid addiction and chronic pain to eating disorders. Jerel Ezell, STAT, 1 May 2026 As with many Black women with eating disorders, my muscles clung to my bones, my thighs stood their ground, regardless of the weight dropping from my stomach and breasts. Leila Mottley, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eating disorder

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First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of eating disorder was in 1961

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“Eating disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eating%20disorder. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

Kids Definition

eating disorder

noun
: any of several disorders (as bulimia) marked by abnormal eating behaviors

Medical Definition

eating disorder

noun
: any of several psychological disorders (as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior

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