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
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dysmorphophobia

an abnormal dread of deformity, usually in others.
See also: Monsters
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