Meanings
nounmuscle dysmorphia (uncountable)
- uncountablebodybuildingA disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with the idea that they are not muscular enough.
Synonyms: bigorexia, reverse anorexia nervosa
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with the idea that they are not muscular enough.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 肌肉上癮 /肌肉上瘾
- 肌肉上癮 /肌肉上瘾obsession of not being muscular enough
Finnish lihasdysmorfia
- lihasdysmorfiaobsession of not being muscular enough
French dysmorphophobie, dysmorphie musculaire
- dysmorphophobieobsession of not being muscular enough
- dysmorphie musculaireobsession of not being muscular enough
Hungarian izomdiszmorfia
- izomdiszmorfiaobsession of not being muscular enough
Korean 근육 이형증
- 근육 이형증 (geun-yug ihyeongjeung)obsession of not being muscular enough
Polish dysmorfia mięśniowa
- dysmorfia mięśniowaobsession of not being muscular enough
Turkish kas dismorfisi
- kas dismorfisiobsession of not being muscular enough
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muscle dysmorphia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscle%20dysmorphia
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“muscle dysmorphia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muscle%20dysmorphia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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