belonephobia
/ˈbɛloʊnɛfoʊbiːə/
belonephobia noun: an irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
Noun
belonephobia (uncountable)
- An irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
- The strapping bloke with the belonephobia was taken to a doctor who said, "We'll cut you and squeeze a few drops onto the card. […]1989, Joseph Wambaugh, The Blooding, MysteriousPress.com, published 2011, →ISBN
- Again, just being afraid of, say, needles (belonephobia) would not necessarily mean that you have OCD.2007, Chelsea Lowe, The Everything Health Guide to OCD, F+W Publications, Inc., →ISBN, page 22
- Synonyms:
- aichmophobia, trypanophobia
belonephobia meaning in Tamil
belonephobia in Tamil
- நுனை வெருளி, கூர்பொருளச்சம், ஊசியச்சம்
Examples of belonephobia in a sentence
- Another approach more familiar to Lorna is phobia cure, used for people with belonephobia.2010, Lorna Foyle, Janis Hostad, “Finding human masterpieces: progressing cancer and palliative care education through neuro-linguistic...
- Disturbing though that list is, it won't lead to the onset of belonephobia, the "fear of pins and needles." That only applies to fear of sharp points (belone is Greek for "needle").2010, John Mitchinson, John Lloyd, The Second Book of General Ignorance: Everything You Think You Know Is (Still) Wrong, Crown, →ISBN, page...
Synonyms of belonephobia
Origin of belonephobia
From Ancient Greek βελόνη (belónē, “needle”) + -phobia.
Questions about belonephobia
- What does belonephobia mean?
- Belonephobia means an irrational fear of needles and pins, usually resulting in abnormal behavior and anxiety.
- What is belonephobia in Tamil?
- Belonephobia in Tamil is நுனை வெருளி, கூர்பொருளச்சம், ஊசியச்சம். See Belonephobia meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use belonephobia in a sentence?
- Another approach more familiar to Lorna is phobia cure, used for people with belonephobia.
- What part of speech is belonephobia?
- Belonephobia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce belonephobia?
- Belonephobia is pronounced /ˈbɛloʊnɛfoʊbiːə/.
Words near belonephobia in the dictionary
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