Tom suffers from cynophobia.
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Cynophobia
/ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/
Synonyms for "cynophobia" (3 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
canine phobia
Strong matches (1)
Noun(1 words)
dog phobia
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
fear of dogs
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2 entriescanine phobiadog phobia
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6 entriesavoidance behaviorcanine phobiadog phobiafear of dogsirrational fearspecific phobia
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3 total sentences available.
Taffy's cynophobia, expressed in spitting, growling, melancholy miauling, served to ease the awkwardness of greeting between unprepared hostess and uninvited guest.
Source: wiktionary
This finding has significant implications for the study of cynophobia, since one would expect from the classical conditioning model of fear that a dog bite should have a lasting negative impact on a child's attitude toward dogs.
Source: wiktionary