fastidium

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noun

repugnance toward food; unwillingness to eat

OriginLatin fastīdium →
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Meanings

nounfastidium (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablemedicinerepugnance toward food; unwillingness to eat

Origin

  1. Latinfastīdium“loathing, disgust”
  2. Englishfastidium

From Latin fastīdium (“loathing, disgust”).

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APA

fastidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fastidium

MLA

“fastidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fastidium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fastidium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fastidium.

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