What does cynophobia mean?
Cynophobia means An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines..
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/ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/ · noun
An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines..
Taffy's cynophobia, expressed in spitting, growling, melancholy miauling, served to ease the awkwardness of greeting between unprepared hostess and uninvited guest.
This finding has significant implications for the study of cynophobia, since one would expect from the classical conditioning model of fear that a dog bite should have a lasting negative impact on a child's attitude toward dogs.
Use cynophobia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cynophobia means An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines..
Common synonyms include canophobia.
Possible antonyms include cynophilia.
Taffy's cynophobia, expressed in spitting, growling, melancholy miauling, served to ease the awkwardness of greeting between unprepared hostess and uninvited guest.
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