Definition of bulimarexia in English:
bulimarexia
noun bʊˌlɪməˈrɛksɪəbjʊˌlɪməˈrɛksɪəˌbo͝oliməˈreksēə
mass nounUS another term for "bulimia nervosa" (see bulimia)
Example sentencesExamples
- There is a childish selfishness to bulimarexia, - I'm going to do this to my body and you can't stop me.
- Still others are equally driven to lose weight by purging in one form or another whether binge eating or not (bulimarexia).
- I have had issues with bulimarexia and am bipolar as well.
- I have bulimarexia. It is hard on me. I've been through a lot. All started when I first found out I had depression and it's getting worse because of numerous other problems.
- The juxtaposition of two accounts of Tanya's bulimarexia provides insight into the effects an eating disorder can have on a family.
Derivatives
adjective & noun
US Calorie Girl explores the day-to-day life and psyche of the bulimarexic as she struggles through setbacks and attempts to recover.
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm not sure where people get their stats on the supposed rarity of bulimarexic behavior, or that such behaviors prevent ‘obesity,’ because that certainly doesn't jibe with what researchers are saying.
- The lives of bulimarexics are devoid of fun, humor, and genuine self-pleasure.
- In this paper I present clinical observations about the bulimarexic's lack of belief in people's intentions to communicate personally with one another and the affectual communicative function of the spoken word.
- Another case study in the book is of a bulimarexic, a person who eats in binges, then forces himself to vomit or purges the food with laxatives.
Origin
1970s: blend of bulimia and anorexia.