acarophobia

Etymology

From acaro + -phobia.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˌækərəˈfəʊbi.ə/
• Hyphenation: ac‧a‧ro‧pho‧bia

Noun

Singular acarophobia

Plural none

1. (uncountable) Acarophobia is the fear of feeling felt on an area of the skin that makes a person or animal to want to rub the area with a sharp object.
2. (uncountable) Acarophobia is also the fear of insects. It causes the feeling felt on an area of the skin that makes a person or animal to want to rub the area with a sharp object.

   Ben suffers from a normal form of acarophobia.

Related words

• acarophobic
• acariasis
• acariosis
• acaridiasis