Food Aversions

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun an extreme or irrational fear of meat

  • Carnophobia is a recognized phobia that involves a fear of meat.
  • I heard that Sarah has carnophobia and avoids eating meat at all costs.
  • Some people think carnophobia is just being picky about food choices.
  • His carnophobia extended beyond just meat - he was also afraid of anything related to animals.

noun an irrational fear or aversion to garlic

  • Alliumphobia is a rare specific phobia characterized by an intense fear of garlic, onions, or other members of the allium family.
  • I heard Sarah has alliumphobia, so we have to be careful not to use garlic in her food.
  • Some people think alliumphobia is just a silly fear of onions, but it can be a serious anxiety disorder.
  • His alliumphobia was so severe that he couldn't even bear to be in the same room as someone cooking with garlic.