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Dorian Gray effect
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English
Etymology
In reference to Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891), describing a handsome young man who envies his own portrait and wishes that it would grow old, rather than he.
Noun
The phenomenon whereby a person's inner moods and emotions may come to influence their facial appearance.
Related terms
en Dorian Gray syndrome
en eponyms