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/ˌækəɹəˈfəʊbi.ə/ · noun
(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.
The term delusions of parasitosis was coined by Wilson and Miller (1946) dispelling earlier use of the word acarophobia (Thibierge 1894), entomophobia, and parasitophobia.
Use acarophobia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Acarophobia means (medicine) The fear of itching or of small crawling insects that cause itching, such as mites or lice..
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His acarophobia was obvious from his reaction when I told him he had lice.
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