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Definition: Bulimia

Part of Speech Definition
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].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Bulimia" is a common misspelling or typo for: boulimia, bulimiac.

Date "Bulimia" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1651. (references)

Specialty Definition: Bulimia

Domain Definition
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)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Common Expressions: Bulimia

Expressions Definition
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

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).

"bulimia" is a common misspelling or typo for: boulimia, bulimiac.

Synonyms: bulimia
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

anorexia, hunger, hyperphagia, gluttony, voracity.
Consider also: desire, thirst, appetite, craving, greed, rapacity, itch, eagerness, famine, greediness, lust, rapaciousness, starvation, yen, avarice, covetousness, gula, overeating, voraciousness.

Other

boulimia, boulimy, bulimy, anorexic, bulimic, phagedena, hungriness, edacity.

Expression

binge eating, eating disorders.
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Computed Synonyms: bulimia

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   11.0092   bulimia     gluttony     greed, voracity, avidity, gula, voraciousness   
 2   10.0092   bulimia     greed     avarice, greediness, avidity, gluttony, covetousness   
 3   9.0092   bulimia     voracity     gluttony, greediness, greed, voraciousness, avidity   
 4   7.0088   bulimia     ravenousness     voracity, greed, gluttony, greediness, rapacity   
 5   5.6198   bulimia     boulimia     Bulimia nervosa, acedia, bedlam, hunger, confusion   
 6   5.0094   bulimia     cupidity     greed, avarice, avidity, covetousness, rapacity   
 7   5.0093   bulimia     avidity     greed, eagerness, covetousness, cupidity, avarice   
 8   5.0092   bulimia     avarice     greed, miserliness, stinginess, cupidity, miser   
 9   5.0092   bulimia     alacrity     readiness, enthusiasm, eagerness, briskness, agility   
 10   5.0092   bulimia     rapacity     greed, avarice, avidity, cupidity, voracity   
 11   5.0090   bulimia     appetency     appetence, desire, lust, avidity, affinity   
 12   5.0090   bulimia     stinginess     miserliness, avarice, meanness, parsimony, greed   
 13   5.0090   bulimia     eagerness     zeal, avidity, enthusiasm, greediness, desire   
 14   5.0088   bulimia     covetousness     greed, avarice, avidity, cupidity, eagerness   
 15   4.1095   bulimia     Gula     gluttony, greed, greediness, ravenousness, throat   
--------------------     85 synonyms ranked from 16 to 100 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: bulimia

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   7.7791   bulimia     Bulimia nervosa     boulimia, malnutrition, acedia   
 2   2.0089   bulimia     itching palm     rapacity, predation, stinginess   
 3   2.0088   bulimia     unease about     maze, misrule, disturbance   
 4   2.0088   bulimia     hugger mugger     mess, disorder, confusion   
 5   2.0086   bulimia     lack of order     disorder, clutter, confusion   
 6   2.0080   bulimia     difference of opinion     dispute, argument, disagreement   
 7   1.0189   bulimia     binge eating     bulimarexia, hyperphagia   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: bulimia

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   7.7791   Bulimia nervosa     bulimia     gluttony, greed   
 2   5.6190   Bulimia nervosa     boulimia     bulimia, acedia   
 3   3.0086   Bulimia nervosa     malnutrition     inanition, starvation   
 4   2.2087   Bulimia nervosa     acedia     ennui, maze   
 5   2.0186   Bulimia nervosa     bedlam     mess, disturbance   
 6   2.0087   Bulimia nervosa     distress     trouble, hardship   
 7   2.0087   Bulimia nervosa     dissension     discord, disagreement   
 8   2.0087   Bulimia nervosa     disorder     confusion, disturbance   
 9   2.0087   Bulimia nervosa     disaccord     discord, disagreement   
 10   2.0086   Bulimia nervosa     dispute     quarrel, argument   
 11   2.0086   Bulimia nervosa     displeasure     discontent, dissatisfaction   
 12   2.0086   Bulimia nervosa     discord     dissension, disagreement   
 13   2.0086   Bulimia nervosa     discontentedness     displeasure, unpleasantness   
 14   2.0085   Bulimia nervosa     disturbance     noise, trouble   
 15   2.0085   Bulimia nervosa     discordance     discord, disagreement   
--------------------     42 expressions ranked from 16 to 57 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: bulimia

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)
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Constructed Language Translations: bulimia

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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