body image

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.

body image

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of body image¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Kit and body image 'holding girls back from sport'

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

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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.

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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.

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"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.

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