Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cibophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ci-bo-pho-bia
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fear of, or aversion to, eating or food.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The pain pattern is so intimately related to the ingestion of food that the patient will reduce the size of meals, become reluctant to eat, and even develop frank cibophobia."
"Cibophobia differs from anorexia since appetite may persist but the pearson fears eating because of some associated or subsequent discomfort."
"This condition arises from cheese-related trauma (I'll leave it up to you to imagine what this might entail) and it's often considered a subcategory of cibophobia."

Etymology

From Latin cibus + -phobia.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

anorexia nervosa

Frequently Paired Words

sitophobia anorexia nervosa

Questions

What does cibophobia mean?: The fear of, or aversion to, eating or food.
Where does cibophobia come from?: From Latin cibus + -phobia.

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