Meaning

(uncommon) A fear of or aversion to sourness or sour things..

Example Sentences

This weekend is Halloween. Halloween means Holy evening, the day before all Saints day. Whatever the background and thoughts on its place in modern society, it is and always has been a day that people focus on all that is scary. Did you know that there are hundreds of things to be afraid of? For example, some people have what is called Acerophobia, which is the fear of foods being sour. – slice of lemon, anyone?

Acerophobia patients are usually unable to think coherently about their fear for sour foods, and most times, their reason for resisting this food lack logical meaning to them. […] These two play a considerable role in almost all kinds of phobias, and acerophobia is one of them.

I am in hell and I have acerophobia so I developed Stockholm Syndrome

When Should You Use Acerophobia?

Use acerophobia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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