gatophobia
gatophobia noun: synonym of ailurophobia.
Noun
gatophobia (uncountable)
- Synonym of ailurophobia.
- Ailourophobia†, (Katiphobia, or Gatophobia,) is a typical monomania. The fear of cats in certain monopsychoneurotic and psychopathic persons dates back to the beginning of the life of the feline.1906, Charles H. Hughes, “Psychoencephalonasthenia or Cerebrasthenia Simplex, and Psychoencephalonasthenia or Cerebrasthenia Insaniens”, in The Alienist and Neurologist, volume 27, St. Louis, Mo....
- Rumor from over Laurel way has it that there is a severe epidemic of gatophobia in that city.[…]Don’t ask to see our dictionary please, Semper’s buried in it.1941 November 21, Gratis Heave, “Pig-Skin Pidgins”, in McComb Daily Journal, volume XXXVIII, number 60, McComb, Miss.
- Synonyms:
- ailurophobia
gatophobia meaning in Tamil
gatophobia in Tamil
- பூனை வெருளி, பூனையச்சம்
Examples of gatophobia in a sentence
- Bothered about your tendency towards triskaidekaphobia or gatophobia?1968 October 5, “Hydrophobiaphobia Got Ya? No Sweat, UVM Prof Says”, in Rutland Daily Herald, volume 115, number 240, Rutland, Vt., page 20:
- At once you are assailed by ailurophobia, galeophobia and gatophobia, all meaning the fear of cats, plus amychophobia, the fear of being clawed.1971 July 5, Hal Boyle, “‘It is only folklore nature is healthy’”, in Evening Herald, page 10:
- Some members of the ensemble, apparently victims of gatophobia, leaped about the stage trying to avoid the feline intruder.1987 May 22, John Guinn, “Rossini was booed; ‘Barber’ endures”, in Detroit Free Press, volume 157, number 18, page 4B:
- According to the book, Napoleon, Mussolini, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan, besides being powerful leaders, shared another trait — gatophobia, a fear of cats.1989 April 14, “Don’t let your phobia stop you from reading this book”, in Reno Gazette-Journal, page 3D:
Synonyms of gatophobia
Origin of gatophobia
From Spanish gato + English -phobia.
Questions about gatophobia
- What does gatophobia mean?
- Gatophobia means synonym of ailurophobia.
- What is gatophobia in Tamil?
- Gatophobia in Tamil is பூனை வெருளி, பூனையச்சம். See Gatophobia meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use gatophobia in a sentence?
- Bothered about your tendency towards triskaidekaphobia or gatophobia?
- What part of speech is gatophobia?
- Gatophobia is a noun.
Words near gatophobia in the dictionary
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