ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Parasitophobia

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Parasitophobia is a noun meaning A morbid fear of becoming infested with parasites.

Meaning

A morbid fear of becoming infested with parasites.

Example Sentences

The term delusions of parasitosis was coined by Wilson and Miller (1946) dispelling earlier use of the word acarophobia (Thibierge 1894), entomophobia, and parasitophobia.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include vermiphobia, microbiophobia, mysophobia, parturiphobia, coprophobia, septophobia.

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