noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A fear of amputation (afraid that one will lose appendages), fear of amputations (fear of amputations on others), fear of amputees (persons with amputations). uncountable

Antonyms

All antonyms

acrotomophiliaapotemnophilia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”) + -phobia.

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