flavor fatigue

noun

The situation where a person tires of a frequently consumed food or drink because its flavor has become uninteresting.

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Meanings

nounflavor fatigue (uncountable)

alternative UK flavour fatigue

  1. uncountableThe situation where a person tires of a frequently consumed food or drink because its flavor has become uninteresting.

    A common complaint of ultra-endurance athletes is flavor fatigue for sweet products. Sports drinks, bars, and gels are made of carbohydrates that taste sweet—some more intensely than others.

    2011, Heather Hedrick Fink, Alan E. Mikesky, Lisa A. Burgoon, Practical Applications in Sports Nutrition
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APA

flavor fatigue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flavor%20fatigue

MLA

“flavor fatigue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flavor%20fatigue. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flavor fatigue,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flavor%20fatigue.

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