Mageirocophobia
Fear of cooking (anxiety about preparing food or using kitchen equipment).
Mageirocophobia
Fear of cooking (anxiety about preparing food or using kitchen equipment).
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Examples
"Mageirocophobia made it hard for him to live independently — he avoided all cooking."
"At communal dinners she would sit out because mageirocophobia made smells and utensils intolerable."
Mnemonic Trick
Mageiroco- from Greek 'mageiros' = cook — imagine fire and knives to recall fear.
Additional Information
Common Symptoms:
"Avoidance of kitchen tasks, reliance on takeout, nausea around cooking smells, anxiety near stoves/knives."
Etymology
From Greek mageiros = cook + phobos = fear.
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