拒きょ食しょく

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

refusing food; food refusal

Can refer to voluntary refusal to eat, or to medical conditions such as anorexia. Often used in compound terms like 拒食症 (anorexia nervosa).

• ストレスで拒きょ食しょくになった。

  I started refusing food due to stress.

• 拒きょ食しょく症しょうは深しん刻こくな病びょう気きだ。

  Anorexia is a serious illness.