body image

noun

1. 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.

body image

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of body image¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Last year she helped launch a cancer podcast, Radio Therapy, which covered themes including mental health, body image and mortality.

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Elsewhere, Life is Strange and Rage and Bloom have woven the realities of teenage life and womanhood - from periods to sexuality and body image - into their wider narratives.

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It's this pressure that worries specialists such as Jen Tomei, a nutritional and eating disorder therapist, who gives talks in schools about body image.

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TV and radio presenter Kemp shared some of his own experiences with Grennan on the pressures of body image and around weight in show business.

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The brand introduced different body, hair and skin types to its range in 2016 and the 2023 movie Barbie, licensed by Mattel, confronted the gender norms and body image the doll had previously been associated with.

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