automatonophobia

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English

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Etymology

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From automaton +‎ -o- +‎ -phobia.

Noun

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automatonophobia (usually uncountable, plural automatonophobias)

  1. Fear of humanlike figures, such as mannequins, wax figures, statues, dummies, animatronics, or robots.[1]
    • 2016 March 23, Keith Wagstaff, “Why Do Statues of Humans Terrify Me? An Investigation”, in VICE‎[1]:
      The plot involved angel statues that came alive with demonic faces the instant their victims stopped looking at them. Can I say for certain it gave some kid automatonophobia? No, but I’m glad I didn’t see it when I was six.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Automatonophobia: All About a Fear of Human-Like Figures
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