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lachanophobia

English edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek λάχανον (lákhanon, “greens, vegetables”) +‎ -phobia.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌlækənəˈfəʊbɪə/

Noun edit

lachanophobia (uncountable)

  1. An irrational fear of vegetables.
    • 2007, Clarence Cheong, “Food Fiesta on Sun (11 Nov)”, in west cell (Usenet):
      All in all, I'd like to state that it was lachanophobia that sparked this.
    • 2007, Jodi Picoult, Vanishing acts‎[1]:
      “I thought recovered memories were traumatic. What's traumatic about citrus fruit?”
      “Lachanophobia,” he says. “That's the fear of vegetables. It stands to reason that there's one for the rest of the food pyramid, too.”
    • 2009 November 9, “Woman diagnosed with fear of vegetables”, in The Telegraph‎[2]:
      She suffers from a fear known as lachanophobia, which leaves her sweating and stricken with panic attacks at the merest sight of a sprout or a pea.
    • 2013, John Connolly, The Wrath of Angels: A Charlie Parker Thriller, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 145:
      “ […] ‘lachanophobia,’ which appears to be an irrational fear of vegetables.” He leaned forward conspiratorially. “I must confess that, on occasion, I have used it as a way to avoid broccoli.”

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