body image

American  

noun

1. an intellectual or idealized image of what one's body is or should be like that is sometimes misconceived in such mental disorders as anorexia nervosa.

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body image British  

noun

1. psychol an individual's concept of his or her own body

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Etymology

Origin of body image

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Kit and body image 'holding girls back from sport'

From BBC

Body image matters in sport at all levels, and it is taken seriously by NSL players.

From BBC

Concerns raised over the platform have included content encouraging suicide, self-harm or an unhealthy body image, as well as its potential use for foreign political interference.

From Barron's

She also struggled with body image and during the Covid pandemic turned to alcohol to cope with anxiety and depression, as well as restricting her food.

From BBC

"I think there's an unprecedented pressure," Dr Kirsty Garbett, a body image expert from the Centre of Appearance Research at the University of West England, explains.

From BBC