body image

noun

an intellectual or idealized image of what one's body is or should be like that is sometimes misconceived in such mental disorders as anorexia nervosa.

Origin of body image

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby body image

body drop, body dysmorphic disorder, body english, body fluid, body horror, body image, body language, body louse, body mass index, body mechanics, body mike

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British Dictionary definitions for body image

body image

noun

psychol an individual's concept of his or her own body

Medical definitions for body image

body image

n.

The cerebral representation of all body sensation organized in the parietal cortex.
The subjective concept of one's physical appearance based on self-observation and reactions of others.