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Galician
Noun
vigorexia f (plural vigorexias)
- bigorexia
Portuguese
Etymology
From vigor + -orexia.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɐ
- Hyphenation: vi‧go‧re‧xi‧a
Noun
vigorexia f (plural vigorexias)
- bigorexia (excessive concern about the idea of having a small and/or poorly muscled physical structure, which can manifest itself in a distorted perception of body image and in certain behaviors such as excessive physical exercise, ingestion of anabolic steroids and diets rich in proteins)
2015 September 22, “Vigorexia, o distúrbio ‘das academias’ que leva ao desejo de ter corpo cada vez maior”, in BBC:Vigorexia, o distúrbio ‘das academias’ que leva ao desejo de ter corpo cada vez maior- Bigorexia, the ‘gym’ disorder that leads to the desire to have an increasingly larger body
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Spanish
Etymology
From English bigorexia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biɡoˈɾeɡsja/
- Rhymes: -eɡsja
- Syllabification: vi‧go‧re‧xia
Noun
vigorexia f (plural vigorexias)
- bigorexia
2015 July 11, “‘The Jesus & Mary Chain’, a la altura de sus recuerdos”, in El País:A pesar de que en un festival se supone la obligación de cierta vigorexia emocional, creo que gustó más cuando presentó su lado reposado, en Running o Let it go.- Despite the fact that a certain emotional bigorexia is supposed to be required at a festival, I think he liked it better when he presented his relaxed side, in Running or Let it go.
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