pro-ana
Britishadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of pro-ana
C21: from pro- + an ( orexi ) a
Example Sentences
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When pro-ana bloggers feel scrutinized, they reinforce the wall between themselves and the outside world.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2015
This spring, France extended the crusade to the offline world: Lawmakers passed a new criminal offense, “l’incitation à la maigreur excessive,” or inciting excessive thinness, that could finally put pro-ana bloggers in prison.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2015
These experts have scrolled back through the pro-ana Internet and discovered nuances they never noticed before.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2015
But lift the institutional pressure, Casilli argues, and pro-ana sites “tend to evolve towards moderate orientations.”
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2015
Wooldridge describes a psychotherapy patient who used pro-ana forums to “imagine different thoughts, feelings, and ways of being in the world.”
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2015
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