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vermiphobia

vermiphobia noun: an abnormal or irrational fear of worms or being infected by worms.

Noun

vermiphobia (uncountable)

  1. An abnormal or irrational fear of worms or being infected by worms.

vermiphobia meaning in Tamil

vermiphobia in Tamil

புழுக்கள் வெருளி

Origin of vermiphobia

From Latin vermis (“worm”) + -phobia: Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Words that rhyme with vermiphobia

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Questions about vermiphobia

What does vermiphobia mean?
Vermiphobia means an abnormal or irrational fear of worms or being infected by worms.
What is vermiphobia in Tamil?
Vermiphobia in Tamil is புழுக்கள் வெருளி. See Vermiphobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is vermiphobia?
Vermiphobia is a noun.

Words near vermiphobia in the dictionary

  1. verminproofing
  2. verminproofs
  3. vermins
  4. verminy
  5. vermiparous
  6. vermiphobia
  7. vermipost
  8. vermis
  9. vermisol
  10. vermisols
  11. vermistabilization

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vermiphobia (page history and authors); vermiphobia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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