vermiphobia
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin vermis (“worm”) + -phobia: Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -əʊbiə
Noun
editvermiphobia (uncountable)
- An abnormal or irrational fear of worms or being infected by worms.
See also
editReferences
edit- "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