Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bulimia nervosa

/bʊˈliː.mi.ə nɜː(ɹ)ˌvəʊ̯.sə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: bu-li-mi-a-ner-vo-sa
IPA: /bʊˈliː.mi.ə nɜː(ɹ)ˌvəʊ̯.sə/

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

7

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

Uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin būlīmia, from Ancient Greek βουλῑμῐ́ᾱ (boulīmĭ́ā, “ravenous hunger”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + λῑμός (līmós, “hunger, famine”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, “-ia”), and Latin nervōsa (“nervous”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: βουλῑμῐ́ᾱ, nervōsus

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

BN (abbreviation)

Phrases

anorexia nervosa Pro Mia

Frequently Paired Words

anorexia nervosa EDNOS Pro Mia

Synonyms

bulimia bulimarexia binge-purge syndrome binge-vomit syndrome

Questions

How do you pronounce bulimia nervosa?: The recorded pronunciation is /bʊˈliː.mi.ə nɜː(ɹ)ˌvəʊ̯.sə/.
What does bulimia nervosa mean?: An eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.
Where does bulimia nervosa come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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