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muscle dysmorphia
[ muhs-uhl dis-mawr-fee-uh ]
/ ˈmʌs əl dɪsˌmɔr fi ə /
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noun
a mental disorder primarily affecting males, characterized by obsessions about a perceived lack of muscularity, leading to compulsive exercising, use of anabolic steroids, etc.
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Also called bigorexia, dysmorphia.
Compare body dysmorphic disorder.
Origin of muscle dysmorphia
First recorded in 1995–2000
Words nearby muscle dysmorphia
muscid, muscle, muscle beach, musclebound, muscle car, muscle dysmorphia, muscle fiber, muscle fibre, muscle in, muscleman, muscle mary
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How to use muscle dysmorphia in a sentence
For muscle dysmorphia, the youngest patients he sees are 15 and 16 years old.