Spanish word

dismorfia

Pronunciation

IPA/disˈmoɾfja/

Meaning

  • feminine nounbody dysmorphic disorder

Example

Mi hermana fue diagnosticada con dismorfia el año pasado.

My sister was diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder last year.

Illustration for dismorfia (body dysmorphic disorder)

More examples

Cada vez más personas buscan información cuando creen que tienen dismorfia.

More and more people seek information when they think they have body dysmorphic disorder.

Core concept

An intensely distorted view of one's physical appearance.

Common phrases

  • tener dismorfia

    have body dysmorphic disorder

  • sufrir dismorfia

    suffer from body dysmorphic disorder

  • hablar de dismorfia

    talk about body dysmorphic disorder

Similar words

complejo: Persistent feeling of inferiority about one's appearance that causes insecurity and withdrawal.
imagen corporal: Mental picture of how one's body looks, including perceived shape, size, and visible features.
autoestima: Sense of self-worth and confidence in one's value and abilities.

Definition in Spanish

Trastorno de la percepción corporal en el que una persona interpreta como graves defectos físicos características que en realidad son mínimas o inexistentes, causando malestar.

Word origin

From Greek dys- 'disordered' and morphē 'form', the word is a clinical borrowing in Spanish used for an excessive negative perception of the body.

Usage tips

  • In conversation speakers often avoid the clinical ring of dismorfia and say 'tener complejo con la apariencia' or 'tener complejo por la nariz' as a milder description.

Other meanings

  • body dysmorphianoun

Opposites

  • aceptación corporalbody acceptancenoun
  • imagen corporal positivapositive body imagenoun

Related words

  • dismórficodysmorphicadjective

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