emetophobe
/ɪˈmɛtəˌfəʊb/
emetophobe noun: one who fears vomit or regurgitation; one suffering from emetophobia.
Noun
emetophobe (plural emetophobes)
- One who fears vomit or regurgitation; one suffering from emetophobia.
- Is there anyone sitting wrapped in a towel holding a bowl? If there is you can bet your life an emetophobe will not stay.2007, Nicolette Heaton-Harris, “Illness”, in Living with Emetophobia: Coping with Extreme Fear of Vomiting, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 61
- For those of you who are not familiar, I will try to outline the nature of emetophobia, at least the way I experience it. It stems ultimately from a fear of losing control of one's body. Vomiting is unavoidable, violent, and sometimes unpredictable. It isn't fun for anyone (well, almost anyone)...2011 September 26, Michelle Clement, “My experience with emetophobia, and some questions for the blogosphere”, in Scientific American
Examples of emetophobe in a sentence
- It isn't fun for anyone (well, almost anyone), but for an emetophobe it becomes a life or death situation.2011 September 26, Michelle Clement, “My experience with emetophobia, and some questions for the blogosphere”, in Scientific American:
- A lot of emetophobes are particularly terrified of vomiting in public – many cite a fear of losing control and of others finding them repulsive.2015 January 26, Katie Grant, “How I beat my fear of vomiting: ‘Eating frightens me’”, in The Independent:
Forms of emetophobe
| plural | emetophobes |
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Origin of emetophobe
As emeto- + -phobe, From emetophobia
Questions about emetophobe
- What does emetophobe mean?
- Emetophobe means one who fears vomit or regurgitation; one suffering from emetophobia.
- How do you use emetophobe in a sentence?
- It isn't fun for anyone (well, almost anyone), but for an emetophobe it becomes a life or death situation.
- What part of speech is emetophobe?
- Emetophobe is a noun.
- How do you pronounce emetophobe?
- Emetophobe is pronounced /ɪˈmɛtəˌfəʊb/.
- What is the plural of emetophobe?
- The plural of emetophobe is emetophobes.
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