Catoptrophobia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Catoptrophobia is a noun meaning The fear of mirrors.
Meaning
The fear of mirrors.
Example Sentences
I wondered what was at the root of Shingo's catoptrophobia - his irrational dread of mirrors.
If someone suffers from catoptrophobia (fear of mirrors), he sees mirrors, and their reflections, as dangerous.
Pundit Bill O'Reilly grapples with "panophobia" (the fear of everything) while, strangely, Rush Limbaugh battles both "catoptrophobia," the fear of mirrors and "Walloonphobia," the fear of the Walloons.
Synonyms for catoptrophobia
Depending on context, synonyms include eisoptrophobia, spectrophobia.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include eisoptrophobia, optophobia, phobiaphobia, scoptophobia, scopophobia, photophobia.
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