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mottephobia

mottephobia noun: an irrational fear of moths or butterflies.

Noun

mottephobia (uncountable)

  1. An irrational fear of moths or butterflies.
    • [> I quite liked the big butterflies but another member of staff freaked out and covered himself as much as he could head to toe, wearing his coat all of the time, it was very warm in there and were advised not to wear coats]
      Perhaps he suffers with *mottephobia* ...was his name Ron? :-))2004 October 29, Gareth, “Re: Butterfly farm...”, in free.uk.btinternet.chatter.refugees (Usenet)
    • Mottephobia is the term used to describe the intense fear of moths and more in general of butterflies. […] In severe cases, panic attacks are triggered in mottephobia sufferers if they simply view a picture or even think of a moth. […] This study presents a novel augmented reality based environment...2011, Andrea F. Abate, Michele Nappi, Stefano Ricciardi, “AR Based Environment for Exposure Therapy to Mottephobia”, in Randall Shumaker, editor, Virtual and Mixed Reality – New Trends: International...

mottephobia meaning in Tamil

mottephobia in Tamil

அந்துப்பூச்சி வெருளி

Synonyms of mottephobia

Origin of mottephobia

Probably from German Motte (“moth”) + -phobia.

Questions about mottephobia

What does mottephobia mean?
Mottephobia means an irrational fear of moths or butterflies.
What is mottephobia in Tamil?
Mottephobia in Tamil is அந்துப்பூச்சி வெருளி. See Mottephobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mottephobia?
Mottephobia is a noun.

Words near mottephobia in the dictionary

  1. Mottama
  2. Mottas
  3. motte
  4. motte and bailey
  5. motte-and-bailey
  6. mottephobia
  7. Mottershead
  8. Mottersheads
  9. mottes
  10. mottes and baileys
  11. mottes-and-baileys

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