body dysmorphia
noun[U]
uk/ˌbɒd.i dɪsˈmɔː.fi.ə/us/ˌbɑː.di dɪsˈmɔːr.fi.ə/aconditionin which someonefalselybelievesthat there is somethingseriouslywrongwith thesizeorshapeoftheirbody:
身体畸形恐惧症，身体臆形症，体象障碍Just because someonewantstoaltertheirappearanceusingfaketan,hairdye,jewelleryormake-updoesn'tmeanthey'resufferingfrombodydysmorphia.有人不过是想用古铜体色喷雾剂、染发剂、珠宝或化妆品来改变自己的外貌，并不意味着他们患有身体畸形恐惧症。
Synonym
body dysmorphic disorder
- There's analarmingincreaseineatingdisordersandbodydysmorphia amongboysnow because theywanttolooklike thesemodels.
- Thebookdealswithbodydysmorphia,self-harmand thecorrosiveeffectsof thecultofcelebrityonyoungpeople.
- This is thetragicstoryof a woman whosebodydysmorphiadestroyedherlife.
- Somepeoplesufferingfrombodydysmorphia mayevenhave anoverwhelmingdesireto have one or more oftheirlimbsremoved.
Mental illnesses
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- bulimia
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hypochondriasis
- hysterical
- hysterically
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome
- sundowning