Benjamin Button disease

noun

Synonym of progeria.

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nounBenjamin Button disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSynonym of progeria.

    Synonyms: progeria

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of progeria.

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progeria
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progeria

Origin

In reference to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, a short story (and later a film) about a man who ages in reverse, from senescence to infancy.

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APA

Benjamin Button disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benjamin%20Button%20disease

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“Benjamin Button disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benjamin%20Button%20disease. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Benjamin Button disease,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Benjamin%20Button%20disease.

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