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sugarphobia

sugarphobia noun: the fear of, or aversion to sugar.

Noun

sugarphobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The fear of, or aversion to sugar.
    • Don't let her succumb to complete carbophobia. Sugarphobia, potatophobia, pastaphobia, ricephobia and breadphobia are all OK, but make sure she eats her broccoli :-)2002 September 18, Paul Chefurka, “Atkins with Calcium?”, in sci.med.nutrition (Usenet)
    • "Over the last several decades, sugar has become a villain in the modern American diet. A general fear of sugar has led to a^([sic]) sugarphobia, which can lead to a dependency on chemical sweetener substitutes, which then creates a craving for "replacement foods.""2005 June 11, cap2...@yahoo.com, “The Isle Of Light June 2005 Newsletter”, in alt.alien.visitors (Usenet)

Origin of sugarphobia

From sugar + -phobia.

Questions about sugarphobia

What does sugarphobia mean?
Sugarphobia means the fear of, or aversion to sugar.
What part of speech is sugarphobia?
Sugarphobia is a noun.

Words near sugarphobia in the dictionary

  1. Sugarman syndrome
  2. Sugarmans
  3. sugarmen
  4. sugarolly
  5. Sugaropolis
  6. sugarphobia
  7. sugarpie
  8. sugarpies
  9. sugarplum
  10. sugarplums
  11. sugars

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