binge eating

noun

The consumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time; often as a symptom of bulimia.

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Meanings

nounbinge eating (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe consumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time; often as a symptom of bulimia.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of binge eat

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 暴食, 狂吃
  • 暴食 (bàoshí)consumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time
  • 狂吃 (kuángchī)consumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time
Finnish ahmiminen, ahmimisjakso
  • ahmiminenconsumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time
  • ahmimisjaksoconsumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time
German Fresssucht, Esssucht
  • Fresssuchtconsumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time
  • Esssuchtconsumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time
  • Fressanfälleconsumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time
  • Essanfälleconsumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time
  • Komafressenconsumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time
Greek αδηφαγία
  • αδηφαγία (adifagía)consumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time
Russian обжо́рство, пережо́р
  • обжо́рство (obžórstvo)consumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time
  • пережо́р (perežór)consumption of a large amount of food in a relatively short time
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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