haphephobia
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἁφή (haphḗ, “touch”) from ἅπτω (háptō, “I touch”) + -phobia
Noun
haphephobia (uncountable)
- The fear of being touched.
- 1894, Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences, Volume 2, unnumbered page:
- It is necessary to distinguish haphephobia from the syndrome described under the name of délire de toucher, the emotional disturbance produced especially after contact.
- 2011, E. L. James, Fifty Shades Darker, Vintage Books (2012), →ISBN, page 412:
- […] He realizes that his goal is a loving relationship with you. It's that simple, and that's what we're working on now. Of course there are obstacles—his haphephobia, for one."
- His what? I gasp.
- “I'm sorry. I mean his fear of being touched," Dr. Flynn says, shaking his head as if scolding himself. […]
- 2013, Leesia Lindsay, "Paranormal Encounters", in From Every Corner, iUniverse (2013), →ISBN, page 10:
- My hair stood on end all over my body and my haphephobia, the fear of being touched, kicked into full gear.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:haphephobia.
- 1894, Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences, Volume 2, unnumbered page:
Related terms
- haphephobic