dysmorphophobia

/ dɪsˌmɔːfəʊˈfəʊbɪə /

noun

1. an obsessive fear that one's body, or any part of it, is repulsive or may become so

Example Sentences

The condition was first coined by Italian psychiatrist Enrico Morselli in 1891, when he described his patient's excessive worry over imagined defects as "dysmorphophobia" — a Greek word meaning misshapenness.

From Salon

The condition was first coined by Italian psychiatrist Enrico Morselli in 1891, when he described his patient's excessive worry over imagined defects as "dysmorphophobia" — a Greek word meaning misshapenness.

From Salon