Meanings
- uncountablemedicineA mental disorder in which the sufferer perceives themselves to have inadequate musculature; most common among bodybuilders.
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The quest for perfect pecs is so strong that psychiatrists now sometimes refer to it as “bigorexia,” a form of muscle dysmorphia exhibited mostly by men and characterized by excessive weight lifting, a preoccupation with not feeling muscular enough and a strict adherence to eating foods that lower weight and build muscle.
2022 March 5, Alex Hawgood, “What Is ‘Bigorexia’?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2022Synonyms: muscle dysmorphia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA mental disorder in which the sufferer perceives themselves to have inadequate musculature; most common among bodybuilders.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian бигоре́ксия
- бигоре́ксия (bigoréksija)mental disorder
French bigorexie
- bigorexiemental disorder
Italian vigoressia, bigoressia
- vigoressiamental disorder
- bigoressiamental disorder
Polish bigoreksja
- bigoreksjamental disorder
Portuguese vigorexia
- vigorexiamental disorder
Spanish vigorexia
- vigorexiamental disorder
Turkish bigoreksiya
- bigoreksiyamental disorder
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bigorexia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigorexia
“bigorexia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigorexia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bigorexia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bigorexia.
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