melissophobia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee”) +‎ -phobia.

Noun

melissophobia (uncountable)

1. (rare) A morbid fear of bees.
   • 1996, William Mooney, David Holt, The Storyteller's Guide, page 151:

     I then explain that the intruder was preplanned and that he has a phobia: Melissophobia, the intense fear of bees.

   • 2019, KJ Hannah Greenberg, Walnut Street:

     My anxieties about bees border on melissophobia.

   • 2023, P. Prajith, Secrets of Puli Malai:

     "I have melissophobia."
     "You have melissa-what-ia!?" asked Gautham.
     "Melissophobia, a fear of bees," explained Prajith.