sitophobia

English

Pronunciation

• Si'to-phō'bia

Etymology

From sito- + -phobia < Greek, σῖτος (sitos, “food”) and φόβια (phobia, “fear”).

Noun

sitophobia (uncountable)

1. (pathology) A morbid or insane dread of eating. An aversion to food.

Antonyms

• sitomania

References

• sitophobia in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913