body dysmorphic disorder in English
noun
1
a psychological disorder in which a person becomes obsessed with imaginary defects in their appearance.
Psychiatric problems to which the assessor needs to be alert include generalised anxiety states, depressive illness, psychosis, body dysmorphic disorder , gender identity problems, and alcoholism.
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1. Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a condition marked by an excessive preoccupation with an imaginary or minor defect in a facial feature or localized part of the body.