anorexia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía), from ἀν- (an-, “without”) + ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ænəˈɹɛksi.ə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

anorexia (countable and uncountable, plural anorexias)

  1. (especially in medicine) Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease.
    Coordinate term: hyporexia
  2. (especially in nonmedical usage) Clipping of anorexia nervosa.
  3. (by extension, in combination) Any state of being psychologically starved or deprived of something.
    intimacy anorexia; emotional anorexia

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Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía).

Noun

anorexia f (plural anorexias)

  1. anorexia (anorexia nervosa)
    Synonym: anorexia nerviosa

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.no.ɾekˈsi.ɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.no.ɾekˈsi.a/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.nu.ɾɨˈksi.ɐ/

  • Hyphenation: a‧no‧re‧xi‧a

Noun

anorexia f (plural anorexias)

  1. anorexia (anorexia nervosa)
    Synonym: anorexia nervosa

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνορεξία (anorexía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /anoˈɾeɡsja/ [a.noˈɾeɣ̞.sja]
  • Rhymes: -eɡsja
  • Syllabification: a‧no‧re‧xia

Noun

anorexia f (plural anorexias)

  1. anorexia (anorexia nervosa)
    Synonyms: anorexia mental, anorexia nerviosa

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