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| Noun | 1. A disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation.[Wordnet] 2. Pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions).[Wordnet] 3. Alt. of Bulimy.[Websters]. | |
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Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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Date "Bulimia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1651. (references) |
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| Health | Episodic binge eating. The episodes may be associated with the fear of not being able to stop eating, depressed mood, or self-deprecating thoughts (binge-eating disorder) and may frequently be terminated by self-induced vomiting (bulimia nervosa). (references) | ||
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| Bulimia nervosa | Bulimia nervosa, more commonly known as bulimia, is an eating disorder. (references) | ||
| Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia | Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia is an autobiographical account of the author Marya Hornbacher's seventeen-year battle with eating disorders. Published by Random House in 1998, Wasted was a critical and commercial success. The author's young age (she wrote the book at the age of 21) surprised many readers, and the memoir was praised for its maturity and candour. (references) | ||
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Topics by Level of Interest: Bulimia | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Bulimia nervosa | 42 | Bulimia nervosa | 42 | |
| Exercise bulimia | 7 | Exercise bulimia | 7 | |
| Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia | 3 | Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia | 3 | |
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Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
| Language | Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses) | |||
| Al Arabiya | الضَّور (bulimia). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | الضَّور (bulimia). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | الضَّور (bulimia). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Íslenska | matgræðgi (bulimia, hyperphagia), græðgi (bulimia). Additional references: Íslenska, Iceland, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski | ненаситен глад (bulimia), постоянен (abiding, changeless, chronic, constant, continuous). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Balgarski (transliteration) | nenasiten glad (bulimia), postoyanen (abiding, changeless, chronic, constant, continuous). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bohemian | žravost (gluttony, voracity, edacity, greed, hoggishness), vlčí hlad (bulimia), bulimie (bulimia, bulimy). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | bulimia (bulimia). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian | ненаситен глад (bulimia), постоянен (abiding, changeless, chronic, constant, continuous). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Bulgarian (transliteration) | nenasiten glad (bulimia), postoyanen (abiding, changeless, chronic, constant, continuous). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Danish | bulimi (bulimia), bulæmi (bulimia). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Central Tai | โรคผิดปกติทางอารมณ์ทำให้กินมากเกินไปแล้วอาเจียนออก (bulimia, bulimia nervosa), โรคขาดแคลนสารไนอาซิน (bulimia nervosa, malnutrition, pellagra). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Cestina | žravost (gluttony, voracity, edacity, greed, hoggishness), vlčí hlad (bulimia), bulimie (bulimia, bulimy). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Simplified | 易饿病 (bulimia), 贪食症 (bulimia), 異常的热心 (bulimia). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Chinese Traditional | 易餓病 (bulimia), 貪食症 (bulimia). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corse | bulimia (bulimia, boulimia, Bulimia nervosa), bisestu (hunger, disorder, famine, confusion, discord), ingurdizia (avidity, eagerness, greed, gluttony, greediness), avidità (avidity, eagerness, greed, greediness, covetousness). Additional references: Corse, France, Italy, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsi | bulimia (bulimia, boulimia, Bulimia nervosa), bisestu (hunger, disorder, famine, confusion, discord), ingurdizia (avidity, eagerness, greed, gluttony, greediness), avidità (avidity, eagerness, greed, greediness, covetousness). Additional references: Corsi, France, Italy, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsican | bulimia (bulimia, boulimia, Bulimia nervosa), bisestu (hunger, disorder, famine, confusion, discord), ingurdizia (avidity, eagerness, greed, gluttony, greediness), avidità (avidity, eagerness, greed, greediness, covetousness). Additional references: Corsican, France, Italy, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corso | bulimia (bulimia, boulimia, Bulimia nervosa), bisestu (hunger, disorder, famine, confusion, discord), ingurdizia (avidity, eagerness, greed, gluttony, greediness), avidità (avidity, eagerness, greed, greediness, covetousness). Additional references: Corso, France, Italy, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Corsu | bulimia (bulimia, boulimia, Bulimia nervosa), bisestu (hunger, disorder, famine, confusion, discord), ingurdizia (avidity, eagerness, greed, gluttony, greediness), avidità (avidity, eagerness, greed, greediness, covetousness). Additional references: Corsu, France, Italy, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Czech | žravost (gluttony, voracity, edacity, greed, hoggishness), vlčí hlad (bulimia), bulimie (bulimia, bulimy). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Danish | bulimi (bulimia), bulæmi (bulimia). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dansk | bulimi (bulimia), bulæmi (bulimia). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | Bulimie (bulimia, Bulimia nervosa), Boulimie (bulimia). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Dutch | hyperorexie (bulimia), boulimia (bulimia), geeuwhonger (famine, bulimia), vraatzucht (gluttonously, voracity, bulimia, gluttony, greed). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Forézien | briffa (gluttony, bulimia, greed, Gula, piggishness). Additional references: Forézien, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | boulimie (bulimia, boulimia, Bulimia nervosa), gloutonnerie (gluttony, greed, piggishness, ravenousness, greediness), avidité (avidity, greed, greediness, eagerness, covetousness). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | boulimie (bulimia, boulimia, Bulimia nervosa), gloutonnerie (gluttony, greed, piggishness, ravenousness, greediness), avidité (avidity, greed, greediness, eagerness, covetousness). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gaelg | gorley accrys (bulimia). Additional references: Gaelg, United Kingdom, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Gailck | gorley accrys (bulimia). Additional references: Gailck, United Kingdom, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Bulimie (bulimia, Bulimia nervosa), Boulimie (bulimia). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek | βουλιμία (greed, bulimia). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Greek (transliteration) | voilimia (greed, bulimia). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguk Mal | 식욕항진 (bulimia), 병적기아 (bulimia), 식욕 이상 항진 (bulimia), 〈병리〉 다식증 (bulimia). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hanguohua | 식욕항진 (bulimia), 병적기아 (bulimia), 식욕 이상 항진 (bulimia), 〈병리〉 다식증 (bulimia). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | الضَّور (bulimia). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Bulimie (bulimia, Bulimia nervosa), Boulimie (bulimia). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Bulimie (bulimia, Bulimia nervosa), Boulimie (bulimia). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Icelandic | matgræðgi (bulimia, hyperphagia), græðgi (bulimia). Additional references: Icelandic, Iceland, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Italian | bulimia (bulimia, bulimy), bulimy (bulimia). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | 過食症 (bulimarexia, binge eating, bulimia, hyperphagia), 異常な読書欲 (bulimia), 食欲高進症 (bulimia), 食欲亢進症 (bulimia), 食欲亢進 (bulimia, hyperphagia), 病的飢餓 (bulimia), 大食 (gluttony, edacity, voracity, bulimia, gluttonousness), 神経性過食症 (bulimia nervosa). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Korean | 식욕항진 (bulimia), 병적기아 (bulimia), 식욕 이상 항진 (bulimia), 〈병리〉 다식증 (bulimia). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Manx | gorley accrys (bulimia). Additional references: Manx, United Kingdom, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Manx Gaelic | gorley accrys (bulimia). Additional references: Manx Gaelic, United Kingdom, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polish | bulimia (bulimia). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polnisch | bulimia (bulimia). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Polski | bulimia (bulimia). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Portuguese | bulimia (bulimia). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Quechua | suqsuy unquy (bulimia). Additional references: Quechua, Bolivia, Peru, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ruotsi | hetshunger (bulimia), bulimi (bulimia). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Saami | bulimiija (bulimia). Additional references: Saami, Norway, Sweden, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Scots Gaelic | lon-chraois (bulimia, gluttony, may-bug), galar craosach (bulimia). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Siamese | โรคผิดปกติทางอารมณ์ทำให้กินมากเกินไปแล้วอาเจียนออก (bulimia, bulimia nervosa), โรคขาดแคลนสารไนอาซิน (bulimia nervosa, malnutrition, pellagra). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Sjaelland | bulimi (bulimia), bulæmi (bulimia). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Spanish | bulimia (bulimia, ravenousness). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Standard Thai | โรคผิดปกติทางอารมณ์ทำให้กินมากเกินไปแล้วอาเจียนออก (bulimia, bulimia nervosa), โรคขาดแคลนสารไนอาซิน (bulimia nervosa, malnutrition, pellagra). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Svenska | hetshunger (bulimia), bulimi (bulimia). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Swedish | hetshunger (bulimia), bulimi (bulimia). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thai | โรคผิดปกติทางอารมณ์ทำให้กินมากเกินไปแล้วอาเจียนออก (bulimia, bulimia nervosa), โรคขาดแคลนสารไนอาซิน (bulimia nervosa, malnutrition, pellagra). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Thaiklang | โรคผิดปกติทางอารมณ์ทำให้กินมากเกินไปแล้วอาเจียนออก (bulimia, bulimia nervosa), โรคขาดแคลนสารไนอาซิน (bulimia nervosa, malnutrition, pellagra). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian | ненормально підвищений апетит (bulimia). Additional references: Ukrainian, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Ukrainian (transliteration) | nenormalʹno pіdvishcheniy apetit (bulimia). Additional references: Ukrainian, bulimia. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). | Top | |||
| Language | Translations for “bulimia” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses. | |||
| Athag | bathagulathagimathagiathaga (bulimia). Additional references: Athag, bulimia. (volunteer) | |||
| Double Dutch | bagulagimagiaga (bulimia). Additional references: Double Dutch, bulimia. (volunteer) | |||
| Esperanto | bulimio (bulimia). Additional references: Esperanto, bulimia. (volunteer) | |||
| Leet | |>(_)|_1^^1@ (bulimia). Additional references: Leet, bulimia. (volunteer) | |||
| Oppish | bopulopimopiopa (bulimia). Additional references: Oppish, bulimia. (volunteer) | |||
| Pig Latin | ulimiabay (bulimia). Additional references: Pig Latin, bulimia. (volunteer) | |||
| Terran B | bulimiaz (bulimia). Additional references: Terran B, bulimia. (volunteer) | |||
| Ubbi Dubbi | bubulubimubiuba (bulimia). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, bulimia. (volunteer) | |||
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