trichophobia

English

Etymology

tricho- +‎ -phobia

Noun

trichophobia (uncountable)

1. A morbid fear of hair or diseases affecting the hair.
   • 2001, Anton Došen, Kenneth Day, Treating Mental Illness and Behavior Disorders in Children and Adults With Mental Retardation, page 79:

     Rivenq (1974) used a modified systematic desensitization procedure to eliminate trichophobia in a 13-year-old male […]

   • 2010, Ralph M. Trüeb, Desmond J. Tobin, Aging Hair, page 157:

     Manifestations of delusional disorder on the scalp may be psychogenic pseudoeffluvium, delusion of parasitosis, or trichophobia.

Synonyms

• chaetophobia

Antonyms

• trichomania
• trichophilia

Coordinate terms

• trichotillomania