ophidiophobia

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13

Definition of ophidiophobia

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)Ophiophobia; a fear of snakes.
    “His father had a severe case of ophidiophobia, but to his credit he allowed his non-ophidiophobic 12-year-old son to keep a small colony of the Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) in a large box pen in a far corner of their Wisconsin backyard.”
    “The second-most-common phobia is ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes. Ophidiophobia is one of the most debilitating fears in humans; even the picture of a snake in a magazine or image of one on TV can invoke intense fear in some people.”

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “serpent”) + -phobia, equivalent to ophidio- + -phobia.

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