Talk:teratophobia
Latest comment: 8 years ago by -sche
Having merged the senses, we do now have the problem that we are calling deformed children "monsters", which is no longer a medical term and seems rather... rude. Equinox ◑ 23:33, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
- I've added an etymology and usage note which I think help to explain things. The citations we have (on the citations page and at WT:RFV) either specify that they refer to birth defects or are unclear; we could and perhaps should just drop "monsters" and define this as "fear of (children with) birth defects." - -sche (discuss) 17:32, 25 January 2016 (UTC)
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The user's other contributions should also be looked into. Some of the ones I've looked at have turned out to be rare but attested; others, like this one, I'm only seeing in wordlists. - -sche (discuss) 06:20, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
- Added two quotes to the Citations page. Einstein2 (talk) 12:51, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
- Merged senses 2 and 3 (fear of giving birth to a malformed child and to a monster) since "monster" is the obsolete medical term for a malformed child; it's the same thing. Equinox ◑ 21:49, 5 September 2015 (UTC)
- @-sche, Equinox: So what do you think of the cites? Are they sufficient to cite a merged sense? —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 23:07, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
- Out of context I can't tell what the first one is about. Otherwise yes. Equinox ◑ 23:10, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
- Ditto. I've merged the senses and tagged it as "rare". - -sche (discuss) 23:29, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
- Out of context I can't tell what the first one is about. Otherwise yes. Equinox ◑ 23:10, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
- But the Robertson citation is, in full, "teratophobia: An intense fear of monsters or of giving birth to a monster or a deformed child. Some women fear pregnancy and childbirth because they have teratophobia; especially, if they have been exposed to rubella[.]", i.e. it looks like a "made-up example[] of how a word might be used", which CFI specifically excludes.
- However, Google Scholar says that US Patent 5,018,232, 1991, by TW Sachetti, says "the phosphorescent material emits light creating a lighted pattern of a graphic representation of a relatively wide and deep visual protective environment shield that mitigates a person's fears including nycotophobia, myxophobia, phasmophobia, teratophobia, and blennophobia." US Patent 5,172,937, 1992, by the same author, also uses the word. Both are obviously spam, but seem to be technically valid. Also, Usenet has 2003 November 4, "Capt. Mooron" (username), Bobsprit is superior - plain and simple. Here ya' go Capt. Geo's as promised. When is she supposed to be undertaking this venture? How am I supposed to show anyone a good time when I'm broke ..., in alt.sailing.asa: "Of course not, but what about your teratophobia?"
- - -sche (discuss) 23:36, 24 January 2016 (UTC)