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orthorexia
[ awr-thuh--rek-see-uh ]
noun
- an obsession with eating foods that are considered healthy, especially when accompanied by an obsessive aversion to, or even fear of, foods that are considered unhealthy.
orthorexia
/ ˈɔːθəˌrɛksɪə /
noun
- a disorder characterized by a morbid obsession with eating healthy foods only
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Other Words From
- or·tho·rex·ic adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of orthorexia1
orth(o)- ( def ) + -orexia ( def ); coined by Steven Bratman, U.S. physician, in 1997
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Word History and Origins
Origin of orthorexia1
C21: from ortho- + ( ano ) rexia
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Example Sentences
Some say orthorexia represents this dangerous slide from health to pathology.
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