eating disorder

noun

: any of several psychological disorders (such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior

Examples of eating disorder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After suffering from a lifelong eating disorder that almost killed her, an Ohio woman says switching to a carnivore diet saved her life. —Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025

However, there is a difference between the occasional pregnancy craving and a diagnosis of an eating disorder. —Hannah Silverman, Parents, 26 Feb. 2025

In addition to her environmental efforts, Diggins has become an outspoken advocate for mental health and eating disorder awareness. —Jenn Nelson, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025

Global eating disorder prevalence increased from 3.5 percent to 7.8 percent from 2000 to 2018, perhaps a result of the contentious media that growing millennial women were exposed to in their youth. —John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for eating disorder

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• border
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• warder
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• recorder
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• transborder

Kids Definition

eating disorder

noun

: any of several disorders (as bulimia) marked by abnormal eating behaviors

Medical Definition

eating disorder

noun

: any of several psychological disorders (as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior