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chaetophobia

chaetophobia noun: fear of hair and/or hairy people or animals.

Noun

chaetophobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) fear of hair and/or hairy people or animals
    • Andrew pulled it out of her reach. "You idiot, I suffer from chaetophobia. You have no idea of what you've done."2014, Amanda Washington, Fallen
    Synonyms:
    trichophobia

Synonyms of chaetophobia

Origin of chaetophobia

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

Questions about chaetophobia

What does chaetophobia mean?
Chaetophobia means fear of hair and/or hairy people or animals.
What part of speech is chaetophobia?
Chaetophobia is a noun.

Words near chaetophobia in the dictionary

  1. chaetomin
  2. chaetonotid
  3. chaetonotidan
  4. chaetonotidans
  5. chaetonotids
  6. chaetophobia
  7. chaetophoraceous
  8. chaetophore
  9. chaetophores
  10. chaetophorous
  11. chaetopod

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