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emetophobia

/ɪˌmɛt.əˈfəʊ.bi.ə/

emetophobia noun: an inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.

Noun

emetophobia (uncountable)

  1. An inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
    • Faryl Zaklin, 38, of San Diego, California, is still overcoming a lifelong phobia that has given her numerous panic attacks; part of her recovery involved watching episodes of "Jackass" and "Family Guy." She has emetophobia: fear of vomit.2010 June 15, Elizabeth Landau, “Who's afraid of snakes, spiders, vomit?”, in CNN
    • Ignorant about vomiting before the incident, I was now terrified of it. I self-diagnosed myself with emetophobia – fear of vomiting.2011 July 15, Dakshana Bascaramurty, “I had never vomited. Ever.”, in The Globe and Mail

Origin of emetophobia

From emeto- + -phobia.

Words that rhyme with emetophobia

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Questions about emetophobia

What does emetophobia mean?
Emetophobia means an inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
What part of speech is emetophobia?
Emetophobia is a noun.
How do you pronounce emetophobia?
Emetophobia is pronounced /ɪˌmɛt.əˈfəʊ.bi.ə/.

Words near emetophobia in the dictionary

  1. emetophile
  2. emetophiles
  3. emetophilia
  4. emetophobe
  5. emetophobes
  6. emetophobia
  7. emetophobic
  8. Emett
  9. emeu
  10. emeus
  11. emeute

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