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Fear of all things animal
Answer for the clue "Fear of all things animal ", 9 letters:
zoophobia
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Word definitions for zoophobia in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a morbid fear of animals
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. An unusual fear of animals.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Zoophobia or animal phobia is a class of specific phobias to particular animals , or an irrational fear or even simply dislike of any non-human animals. Examples of specific zoophobias would be entomophobias , such as that of bees ( apiphobia ). Fears of ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1901, from zoo- "animal" + -phobia . Related: Zoophobic ; zoophobe .
Usage examples of zoophobia.
I had a most arresting example of this zoophobia when one of the stray cats occasionally found in the gardens pressed itself against the windowpane of the consulting room, causing Katharina to jump in exaggerated fright.
The zoophobia, on the other hand, which I had at first been inclined to put into the same category, could now be seen in fact to be somewhat more significant.