acarophobia

English

Etymology

acaro- +‎ -phobia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌækəɹəˈfəʊbi.ə/

Noun

acarophobia (uncountable)

1. (medicine) The fear of itching or of small crawling insects that cause itching, such as mites or lice.

   His acarophobia was obvious from his reaction when I told him he had lice.

Translations

Translations

• French: acarophobie (fr) f
• German: Acarophobie f, Akarophobie f
• Italian: acarofobia (it) f
• Portuguese: acarofobia (pt) f
• Spanish: acarofobia (es) f