body dysmorphic disorder

[bod-ee dis-mawr-fik dis-awr-der]

noun

1. a mental disorder characterized by distorted body image and obsessions about perceived physical shortcomings. BDD

body dysmorphic disorder

noun

1. a psychological disorder characterized by a strong feeling that one's appearance or health would be improved by the removal of a healthy body part

Word History and Origins

Origin of body dysmorphic disorder¹

First recorded in 1985–90; dys- + -morphic

Example Sentences

We make similar distinctions in conditions like body dysmorphic disorder and hoarding disorder: The meaning of the preoccupation determines how we treat it.

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Bingeing and purging — body dysmorphic disorder comes to mind.

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Around 5 to 10 million people in the United States have body dysmorphic disorder, which includes the face.

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The issue is related to the more severe body dysmorphic disorder, which is characterized “by excessive preoccupation with an imagined defect in physical appearance or markedly excessive concern with a slight physical anomaly.”

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The fashion doll that ensured generations of girls were stricken with body dysmorphic disorder before the age of 10 comes alive in “Barbie,” a comedy written by Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach.

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