food aversion

noun

UK /fuːd əˈvɜːʃən/

US /fuːd əˈvɜːrʒən/

A food aversion is when you really do not want to eat a certain food.

After getting sick from shrimp, she had a food aversion to seafood.

SYNONYMS

food dislike food avoidance food reluctance food distaste

RELATED WORDS

picky eating nausea allergy appetite taste

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A strong dislike of a food caused by a bad memory or sickness.

He developed a food aversion to broccoli after a stomach bug.

3. A condition where a person refuses certain foods because of smell, texture, or color.

Her food aversion made mealtimes hard for the family.

4. A medical term for avoiding a food to prevent an allergic reaction.

The doctor noted a food aversion to peanuts in his chart.