orthorexia

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noun

A fixation with healthy or righteous eating.

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Meanings

nounorthorexia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA fixation with healthy or righteous eating.

Origin

From ortho- + -orexia.

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Translations

Bulgarian орторе́ксия
  • орторе́ксия (ortoréksija)obsession with healthy food
Catalan ortorèxia
  • ortorèxiaobsession with healthy food
Chinese Mandarin 正食症
  • 正食症 (zhèngshízhèng)obsession with healthy food
Czech orthorexie
  • orthorexieobsession with healthy food
Danish ortoreksi
  • ortoreksiobsession with healthy food
Estonian ortoreksia
  • ortoreksiaobsession with healthy food
Finnish ortoreksia
  • ortoreksiaobsession with healthy food
French orthorexie
  • orthorexieobsession with healthy food
German Orthorexie
  • Orthorexieobsession with healthy food
Icelandic rétt matarlyst
  • rétt matarlystobsession with healthy food
Italian ortoressia
  • ortoressiaobsession with healthy food
Norwegian ortoreksi
  • ortoreksiobsession with healthy food
Polish ortoreksja
  • ortoreksjaobsession with healthy food
Portuguese ortorexia
  • ortorexiaobsession with healthy food
Russian орторе́ксия
  • орторе́ксия (ortorɛ́ksija)obsession with healthy food
Scottish Gaelic ceart càil bidhe
  • ceart càil bidheobsession with healthy food
Spanish ortorexia
  • ortorexiaobsession with healthy food
Swedish ortorexi
  • ortorexiobsession with healthy food
Cite this entry
APA

orthorexia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthorexia

MLA

“orthorexia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthorexia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “orthorexia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orthorexia.

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