Acerbophobia

/æsɜːrboʊˈfoʊbiə/ noun

An abnormal fear of sourness or sour tastes; irrational anxiety about consuming sour foods.

From Latin 'acerbus' (sour) + Greek 'phobos' (fear). This is a constructed medical/scientific term combining Latin and Greek roots to name a specific phobia.

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