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sitophobia
[ sahy-tuh-foh-bee-uh ]
noun
- an extreme aversion to eating or to food: People who suffer from sitophobia are constantly sniffing perishables in their refrigerator or checking the expiration dates on their groceries.
It's not that I didn't have an appetite during chemo, but knowing that eating anything would end in vomiting led to sitophobia.
People who suffer from sitophobia are constantly sniffing perishables in their refrigerator or checking the expiration dates on their groceries.
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Other Words From
- si·to·pho·bic adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sitophobia1
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