Entomophobia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods. uncountable, usually

    "Spiders are a common cause of entomophobia (specifically called arachnophobia)."

  2. 2
    a morbid fear of insects wordnet

Synonyms

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insectophobia

Example

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"Spiders are a common cause of entomophobia (specifically called arachnophobia)."

Etymology

From entomo- + -phobia.

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