entomophobe

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English

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Etymology

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From entomo- +‎ -phobe.

Noun

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entomophobe (plural entomophobes)

  1. A person who fears or dislikes insects.
    Synonym: insectophobe
    • 2013, Jeffrey Lockwood, The Infested Mind: Why Humans Fear, Loathe, and Love Insects:
      We're not like the entomophiles who harbor spiders as housemates or derive sexual satisfaction from the tickling of ants. And we're certainly not crazy entomophobes who run panic-stricken into the streets upon encountering a cockroach []
    • 2022 July, Katy E. Pearce, Jason C. Yip, Jin Ha Lee, Jesse J. Martinez, Travis W. Windleharth, Arpita Bhattacharya, Qisheng Li, “Families Playing Animal Crossing Together: Coping With Video Games During the COVID-19 Pandemic”, in Games and culture., →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID, pages 773–794:
      Violet, 14, was concerned about causing pain to notorious entomophobe villager Blathers: “I never have him talk about the bugs because I know he hates bugs.”
    • 2022 August 27, John G. Stoffolano, Jr., “Synanthropic Flies—A Review Including How They Obtain Nutrients, along with Pathogens, Store Them in the Crop and Mechanisms of Transmission”, in Insects., →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID, page 776:
      Salvador Dali is one of the best examples of an entomophobe. He used ants, grasshoppers and flies in his paintings based on his personal experiences.
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