hemophobia

English

Alternative forms

• haemophobia (British)
• hæmophobia (obsolete)

Etymology

From hemo- +‎ -phobia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hemophobia (usually uncountable, plural hemophobias)

1. Fear of blood.

   Synonym: haematophobia

   • 2019 November 22, Ashley Marcin, “What Is Hemophobia?”, in Healthline‎^[1]:

     With hemophobia, symptoms may be triggered by seeing blood in real life or on television.

   • 2023 May 8, Lisa Fritscher, “Understanding and Overcoming the Fear of Blood”, in Verywell Mind‎^[2]:

     However, hemophobia causes much more than discomfort, and someone with this condition will experience highly distressing and disruptive symptoms at the sight of blood.