ailurophobia

English

Alternative forms

aelurophobia
ailourophobia
elurophobia

Etymology

First recorded in 1905. From ailuro- (“cat”) +‎ -phobia (“fear, hatred”), both from Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌaɪljʊəɹəˈfəʊbɪ.ə/
- Audio (Berkshire, UK) (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /aɪˌlʊɹəˈfoʊbi.ə/, /eɪˌlʊɹəˈfoʊbi.ə/

Noun

ailurophobia (usually uncountable, plural ailurophobias)

An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
- 1920, Carl Can Vechten, The Tiger In The House, page 62–63:
  Whatever the cause there are many recorded instances of persons suffering from ailurophobia exhibiting symptoms of distress in rooms which apparently contained no cats; later cats would be discovered, hidden behind curtains or in closets.

Synonyms

felinophobia
galeophobia (uncommon)
gatophobia

Antonyms

ailurophilia

Related terms

ailurophobe
ailurophobic

Translations

irrational fear or hatred for cats

Armenian: աիլուրոֆոբիա (ailurofobia)
Bulgarian: айлурофобия f (ajlurofobija)
Catalan: aelurofòbia f, ailurofòbia f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 貓恐怖／猫恐怖 (māo kǒngbù), 恐貓症／恐猫症 (kǒng māo zhèng)
Danish: ailurofobi c
Dutch: ailurofobie f
Estonian: kassikartus, ailurofoobia, galeofoobia (et)
Finnish: ailurofobia (fi), kissakammo
French: ailurophobie (fr) f, ailourophobie (fr) f, galéphobie (fr) f
German: Ailurophobie (de) f, Aelurophobie f
Greek: αιλουροφοβία (el) f (ailourofovía)
Italian: ailurofobia (it) f, elurofobia f
Japanese: 猫恐怖症 (ねこきょうふしょう, neko kyōfushō)
Kannada: ಬೆಕ್ಕಂಜಿಕೆ (kn) (bekkañjike), ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನಂಜಿಕೆ (kn) (bekkinañjike)
Norwegian: ailurofobi (no) m
Persian: گُربه‌هراسی‎ (gorbe-harâsi)
Polish: ailurofobia (pl) f, gatofobia f, felinofobia f, galeofobia f
Portuguese: elurofobia f, ailurofobia (pt) f, galeofobia f, gatofobia f, catufobia f
Romanian: ailurofobie f
Russian: айлурофо́бия (ru) f (ajlurofóbija), галеофо́бия f (galeofóbija), гатофо́бия f (gatofóbija)
Spanish: elurofobia (es) f, ailurofobia (es) f
Swedish: ailurofobi (sv) c
Tamil: பூனையச்சம் (pūṉaiyaccam)
Thai: อาการกลัวแมว (aa-gaa-rók-luua mɛɛo)
Turkish: ailurofobi (tr), kedi korkusu (tr)
Ukrainian: айлурофо́бія f (ajlurofóbija), галеофо́бія f (haleofóbija), гатофо́бія f (hatofóbija)