vermiphobia
English
Etymology
From Latin vermis (“worm”) + -phobia: Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊbiə
Noun
vermiphobia (uncountable)
- An abnormal or irrational fear of worms or being infected by worms.
See also
- acarophobia
- helminthophobia
- scoleciphobia
References
- "vermiphobia" in Robertson's Words for a Modern Age, John G. Robertson, Senior Scribe Publications, 1991, →ISBN
- "vermiphobia" in The American Pronouncing Dictionary of Troublesome Words, Frank O. Colby, Crowell, 1950
- "vermiphobia" in Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics, A. Ross Eckler, 1972