# bulimia

> English word · Noun · IPA /bjuˈlimi.ə/ · frequency rank #40,594

## Definitions
1. A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.
2. Excessive hunger.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *gʷṓws
From Ancient Greek βουλιμία (boulimía, “ravenous hunger”), from βοῦς (boûs, “cow, ox”) + λῑμός (līmós, “hunger”).

## Easily confused with
- **Bolivia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bolivia-vs-bulimia)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbulimia`, `bluimia`, `builmia`, `buliima`, `bulimai`, `bulimmia`, `bullimia`, `bulmiia`, `ublimia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bulimia