Chaetophobia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    fear of hair and/or hairy people or animals rare, uncountable

    "Andrew pulled it out of her reach. "You idiot, I suffer from Chaetophobia. You have no idea of what you've done.""

Synonyms

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hydrophobiatrichophobia

Example

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"Andrew pulled it out of her reach. "You idiot, I suffer from Chaetophobia. You have no idea of what you've done.""

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “flowing hair”). By surface analysis, chaeto- + -phobia.

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