Noun: bulimia boo'lee-mee-u or boo'li-mee-u [N. Amer], bû'li-mee-u or byoo'li-mee-u [Brit]
- A disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation
"She struggled with bulimia for years before seeking help";
- binge-eating syndrome
- Pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)
"Her bulimia led to dangerous binge-eating episodes"
Derived forms: bulimias
Type of: eating disorder, hunger, hungriness
Encyclopedia: Bulimia