English Explanatory Dictionary

Dorian Gray syndrome

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Dorian Gray syndrome

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.

Related words

Dorian Gray effect agerasia Benjamin Button
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