koumpounophobia

English

Etymology

Of Ancient Greek origin.

Noun

koumpounophobia (uncountable)

The fear of buttons (clothing fasteners).
- 2011, Josh Loeb, "Button Maker Maureen Rose plans to celebrate Charles Dickens's bicentenary with unique design", West End Extra, 2 December 2011:
  Mrs Rose said that from time to time psychiatrists had asked her whether their clients suffering from koumpounophobia, or fear of buttons, could visit the shop in Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia.
- 2012, Diana R. Boggia, Parenting with a Purpose: Inspiring, Positive Alternatives to Reach and Teach Your Child How to Behave, iUniverse (2012), →ISBN, page 79:
  Years ago, I worked with the parents of a three-year-old with koumpounophobia, a fear of buttons. She violently refused to wear anything with buttons and screamed if her mom approached with buttons on her shirt.
- 2012, Leon Watson, "Unusual phobia of mother, 30, who is paralysed by fear when she sees… BUTTONS, Daily Mail, 8 March 2012:
  Meet mother-of-one Louisa Francis, whose bizarre phobia means she is terrified of buttons.
  The 30-year-old panics if faced with one, and is forced to flee if they are placed too near to her.
  To most people they are harmless but for Louisa they are a source of fear - because she has koumpounophobia.
- For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:koumpounophobia.

单词	koumpounophobia
释义	koumpounophobia English Etymology Of Ancient Greek origin. Noun koumpounophobia (uncountable) The fear of buttons (clothing fasteners). 2011, Josh Loeb, "Button Maker Maureen Rose plans to celebrate Charles Dickens's bicentenary with unique design", West End Extra, 2 December 2011: Mrs Rose said that from time to time psychiatrists had asked her whether their clients suffering from koumpounophobia, or fear of buttons, could visit the shop in Cleveland Street, Fitzrovia. 2012, Diana R. Boggia, Parenting with a Purpose: Inspiring, Positive Alternatives to Reach and Teach Your Child How to Behave, iUniverse (2012), →ISBN, page 79: Years ago, I worked with the parents of a three-year-old with koumpounophobia, a fear of buttons. She violently refused to wear anything with buttons and screamed if her mom approached with buttons on her shirt. 2012, Leon Watson, "Unusual phobia of mother, 30, who is paralysed by fear when she sees… BUTTONS, Daily Mail, 8 March 2012: Meet mother-of-one Louisa Francis, whose bizarre phobia means she is terrified of buttons. The 30-year-old panics if faced with one, and is forced to flee if they are placed too near to her. To most people they are harmless but for Louisa they are a source of fear - because she has koumpounophobia. For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:koumpounophobia.
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