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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
Español bulimia bulimia nerviosa
Suomi ahmimishäiriö bulimia
Français boulimie
Gàidhlig acras geur
Bahasa Indonesia bulimia
Íslenska lotugræðgi
Italiano bulimia
日本語 過食症
Nederlands boulimie
Polski bulimia wilczy głód żarłoczność psychiczna
Português bulimia
Русский булими́я не́рвная булими́я
Svenska bulimi
Українська булімія нерво́ва булімі́я

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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See also

bulimia nervosa bulimic buliminid bulimorexia bulimulid bulimy

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