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Dorian Gray syndrome
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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 the portrait would age instead of himself.
Noun
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A cultural phenomenon characterized by a man's extreme pride in his personal appearance and the fitness of his physique, accompanied by difficulties in coping with physical aging and the requirements of psychological maturation.
Related terms
en Dorian Gray effect
See also
en agerasia Benjamin Button
en eponyms