"sugarphobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From sugar + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sugar|-phobia}} sugar + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sugarphobia (uncountable)
  1. (rare) The fear of, or aversion to sugar. Tags: rare, uncountable
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