Talk:ophthalmophobia
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[edit]The term "ophthalmophobia" appears in the Wikipedia entry for scopophobia, so ophthalmophobia should be included as a synonym for scopophobia. This is a similar situation to scoptophobia, an alternate spelling of scopophobia. Netizen3102 (talk) 01:36, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
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This is an undeletion request for "ophthalmophobia." Ophthalmophobia is a synonym for scopophobia, or the fear of being watched. This word is used on the Wikipedia page for scopophobia as well as numerous other instances. Netizen3102 (talk) 01:54, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
- This should be in RFV instead. Do you have three cites for this use? CitationsFreak (talk) 19:58, 10 October 2023 (UTC)
- Do these count: [1], [2], [3], [4]? I do not personally find them convincing, since the authors feel the need to explain the term, but it was the best I could find. --Lambiam 13:55, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
- Yes, those count. Please put them on the entry when you recreate it. CitationsFreak (talk) 14:48, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
- Do these count: [1], [2], [3], [4]? I do not personally find them convincing, since the authors feel the need to explain the term, but it was the best I could find. --Lambiam 13:55, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
- Recreated with the specified sources. Netizen3102 (talk) 05:16, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
- I don't think the 2022 quotation ("I knew, a form of illusion known as ophthalmophobia — fear of the eye") supports the "synonym of scopophobia ['an unreasonable fear of being seen, or stared at']" definition. One more unambiguous quotation is required. — Sgconlaw (talk) 13:50, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
- The next sentence reads, “It ranged from mere aversion at being gazed at, all the way to the subjective development of real physical illness out of otherwise trifling ailments.” This describes a whole spectrum that accommodates an unreasonable fear. The words “fear of the eye” are just the narrator showing off their etymological savvy. I find the use of the words “form of illusion” puzzling, though. --Lambiam 18:07, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
- @Lambiam: in that case, please add the next sentence to the quotation. — Sgconlaw (talk) 18:29, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
- Resolved. — Sgconlaw (talk) 12:16, 11 November 2023 (UTC)
- The next sentence reads, “It ranged from mere aversion at being gazed at, all the way to the subjective development of real physical illness out of otherwise trifling ailments.” This describes a whole spectrum that accommodates an unreasonable fear. The words “fear of the eye” are just the narrator showing off their etymological savvy. I find the use of the words “form of illusion” puzzling, though. --Lambiam 18:07, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
- I don't think the 2022 quotation ("I knew, a form of illusion known as ophthalmophobia — fear of the eye") supports the "synonym of scopophobia ['an unreasonable fear of being seen, or stared at']" definition. One more unambiguous quotation is required. — Sgconlaw (talk) 13:50, 14 October 2023 (UTC)