trypophobe

trypophobe noun: a person who suffers from trypophobia.

Noun

trypophobe (plural trypophobes)

A person who suffers from trypophobia.
- By chance, a trypophobe came to visit Cole in his office.2013 September 6, Kate Allen, “Do you have a fear of holes? It could be survival instinct, says new study”, in The Star
- Thus we skip from a scene of Pivonka plucking a chicken (the close-up of its pocked flesh and the popping sound of its feathers being dislodged are a trypophobe's nightmare) to a scene of Wetlinski observing workers restuccoing.2017, Keith Leslie Johnson, Jan Svankmajer, →ISBN

I fall backwards, hit the ground ass-first, scrabble across the cobblestones as Jack, Jack the Ripper, Jack the First, Jack the Trypophobe's Best Nightmare, advances.2017, Cassandra Khaw, Food of the Gods, →ISBN:
The primitive discomfort towards holes is heightened through various experiences such as bitten by a snake or a hornet and this lead to adults reporting of being a trypophobe [8].2017, I, Aminuddin & H.A. Lotfi, “Understanding trypophobia: the fear of holes”, in Malaysian Journal of Psychiatry, volume 25, number 2:

plural	trypophobes

What does trypophobe mean?: Trypophobe means a person who suffers from trypophobia.
How do you use trypophobe in a sentence?: I fall backwards, hit the ground ass-first, scrabble across the cobblestones as Jack, Jack the Ripper, Jack the First, Jack the Trypophobe's Best Nightmare, advances.
What part of speech is trypophobe?: Trypophobe is a noun.
What is the plural of trypophobe?: The plural of trypophobe is trypophobes.

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