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snake fear

snake fear noun: a fear of snakes.

Noun

snake fear (uncountable)

  1. A fear of snakes.
    • The present writer is inclined to think that cat-fear is analogous to snake-fear.1908, The Scrap Book, volume 5, page 556
    • All groups would demonstrate reductions in snake fear during treatment.1966, Abstracts of Dissertations and Theses, page 51

Examples of snake fear in a sentence

  • […] it is meaningful to consider differences between high and low snake fear groups in general, rather than considering each separate measure of fear individually.1970, Jean Tronick Barnett, Development of Children's Fear: The Relationship Between Three Systems of Fear Measurement, page 34:
  • Intense snake fear is prevalent in both humans and other primates.2010, Tigerpaper, volumes 37-38:

Synonyms of snake fear

Forms of snake fear

alternative formsnake-fear
alternative formsnakefear

Origin of snake fear

From snake + fear.

Questions about snake fear

What does snake fear mean?
Snake fear means a fear of snakes.
How do you use snake fear in a sentence?
[…] it is meaningful to consider differences between high and low snake fear groups in general, rather than considering each separate measure of fear individually.
What part of speech is snake fear?
Snake fear is a noun.

Words near snake fear in the dictionary

  1. snake eagle
  2. snake eagles
  3. snake eel
  4. snake eels
  5. snake eyes
  6. snake fear
  7. snake feeder
  8. snake feeders
  9. snake fence
  10. snake fences
  11. snake fright

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