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Meaning of bulimia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/bjuˈlimi.ə/

Definitions

  1. A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.
    countable, uncountable
  2. Excessive hunger.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

Čeština bulimie
Deutsch Bulimie
Français boulimie
Bahasa Indonesia bulimia
Italiano bulimia
日本語 過食症
Nederlands boulimie
Português bulimia
Svenska bulimi

Examples

“Grow up, Heather, bulimia is so '87.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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