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Dysphoria vs Dysmorphia - What's the difference?

dysphoria | dysmorphia |

As nouns the difference between dysphoria and dysmorphia

is that dysphoria is a state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety while dysmorphia is any of various psychological disorders whose sufferers believe that their body is wrong or inadequate, such as anorexia, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ("bigorexia").

dysphoria

English

(wikipedia dysphoria)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.

    • Antonyms

    * euphoria

    Derived terms

    * dysphoriant * dysphoric

    dysmorphia

    English

    (wikipedia dysmorphia)

    Noun

  • Any of various psychological disorders whose sufferers believe that their body is wrong or inadequate, such as anorexia, bulimia, and muscle dysmorphia ("bigorexia").