melissophobia
English edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee”) + -phobia
Noun edit
melissophobia (uncountable)
- (rare) A morbid fear of bees.
- 1996, William Mooney, David Holt, The Storyteller's Guide, page 151:
- I then explain that the intruder was preplanned and that he has a phobia: Melissophobia, the intense fear of bees.
- 2019, KJ Hannah Greenberg, Walnut Street:
- My anxieties about bees border on melissophobia.
- 2023, P. Prajith, Secrets of Puli Malai:
- "I have melissophobia."
"You have melissa-what-ia!?" asked Gautham.
"Melissophobia, a fear of bees," explained Prajith.