Dysmorphophobia
/dɪsˌmɔːfəʊˈfəʊbɪə/
noun
1.
an obsessive fear that one’s body, or any part of it, is repulsive or may become so
noun
a fear of being deformed; also called body [dysmorphic disorder]
See bigorexia
See muscle dysmorphia
See reverse anorexia nervosa
Word Origin
Greek dys- + morphe ‘form’
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