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trichophobia

trichophobia noun: a morbid fear of hair or diseases affecting the hair.

Noun

trichophobia (uncountable)

  1. A morbid fear of hair or diseases affecting the hair.
    • Rivenq (1974) used a modified systematic desensitization procedure to eliminate trichophobia in a 13-year-old male[…]2001, Anton Došen, Kenneth Day, Treating Mental Illness and Behavior Disorders in Children and Adults With Mental Retardation, page 79
    • Manifestations of delusional disorder on the scalp may be psychogenic pseudoeffluvium, delusion of parasitosis, or trichophobia.2010, Ralph M. Trüeb, Desmond J. Tobin, Aging Hair, page 157
    Synonyms:
    chaetophobia

Synonyms of trichophobia

Antonyms

Origin of trichophobia

From tricho- + -phobia.

Questions about trichophobia

What does trichophobia mean?
Trichophobia means a morbid fear of hair or diseases affecting the hair.
What part of speech is trichophobia?
Trichophobia is a noun.

Words near trichophobia in the dictionary

  1. trichophagia
  2. trichophagy
  3. trichophile
  4. trichophiles
  5. trichophilia
  6. trichophobia
  7. trichophore
  8. trichophores
  9. trichophoric
  10. trichophorous
  11. trichophyllous

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