eating disorder
noun
: any of several psychological disorders (such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Lovato later discussed the return of her eating disorder between 2016 and 2018. 
Michaela Zee, Variety, 27 Aug. 2022 The Grammy winner and Stephen Stills’ one-time muse has also struggled with — and written about— her eating disorder, alcoholism, and losing her son to suicide. Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Rachel Zentner, a therapist in Wisconsin, started being more honest with the people in her life — about her own eating disorder, her alcoholism, her relationship problems. Ellen Mccarthy, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Jennette points to her mom as the root of her eating disorder and believes Debra faced one herself. Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022 In multiple Instagram posts on Wednesday, Crystal further elaborated on her eating disorder. Dana Feldman, PEOPLE.com, 20 July 2022 Plus, addressing the role that a parent's eating disorder plays in family life can improve household dynamics. Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 14 June 2022 In 2013, a teenage eating disorder survivor Benjamin O'Keefe started a Change.org petition, signed by almost 80,000 people, that urged the label to offer sizes XL and above. CNN, 20 Apr. 2022 But six months later, her child was in the hospital with an eating disorder, said Hanson, who didn’t want to reveal her child’s name and age to protect their privacy. Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 See More
Michaela Zee, Variety, 27 Aug. 2022 The Grammy winner and Stephen Stills’ one-time muse has also struggled with — and written about— her eating disorder, alcoholism, and losing her son to suicide. Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Rachel Zentner, a therapist in Wisconsin, started being more honest with the people in her life — about her own eating disorder, her alcoholism, her relationship problems. Ellen Mccarthy, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022 Jennette points to her mom as the root of her eating disorder and believes Debra faced one herself. Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022 In multiple Instagram posts on Wednesday, Crystal further elaborated on her eating disorder. Dana Feldman, PEOPLE.com, 20 July 2022 Plus, addressing the role that a parent's eating disorder plays in family life can improve household dynamics. Stephanie H. Murray, The Week, 14 June 2022 In 2013, a teenage eating disorder survivor Benjamin O'Keefe started a Change.org petition, signed by almost 80,000 people, that urged the label to offer sizes XL and above. CNN, 20 Apr. 2022 But six months later, her child was in the hospital with an eating disorder, said Hanson, who didn’t want to reveal her child’s name and age to protect their privacy. Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 8 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1961, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
eating disorder
noun
: any of several psychological disorders (as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behavior