Ichthyophobia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ichthyophobia is a noun meaning The fear of fish.
Meaning
The fear of fish.
Example Sentences
Such ichthyophobia occurred at the time of first European contact among the Tasmanian Aborigines.
Ichthyophobia, defined as the fear of fish, is especially strong in the Navajo Indians, who will not eat fish nor have anything to do with articles made in the shape of fish.
'How dreadful. I could never go under the water. The fish frighten me.' 'My wife has ichthyophobia, you see,' Al-Nassar chimed in. 'The unfortunate condition confines her to swimming pools.'
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ichthyophile, ichthyophagist, ichthyophagy, ichthyology, galeophobia, thalassophobia.
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