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dysmorphophobia

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dysmorphophobia [dɪsˌmɔːfəʊˈfəʊbɪə]
n
(Psychology) an obsessive fear that one's body, or any part of it, is repulsive or may become so
dysmorphophobia
an abnormal dread of deformity, usually in others.
See also: Monsters
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However, there are some people who have a psychological condition known as body dysmorphic disorder, also known as dysmorphophobia.
MERCURY MEDIC: My pal keeps having nose ops; DR JAMES BRISCOE is ... by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England)
Conditions like 'air rage', 'road rage' and dysmorphophobia (the conviction that you don't quite look right) all reflect the triumph of individual desire over a commitment to the world outside oneself.
I shop, therefore I am. (Privatization: Narcissism) by Turner, Trevor / New Internationalist
Had he been suffering from a medical condition which affected his breathing, or if he suffered from dysmorphophobia - which is a hatred of one's self image - he could have had the problem addressed on the NHS.
GOD ONLY NOSE; Controversial bishop has his hooter re-built on church ... by Lavery, Charles / Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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