omphalophobia
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: om‧pha‧lo‧phob‧ia
Noun
[edit]omphalophobia (uncountable)
- (rare) Fear of navels.
- 2011, Elura Nanos, Michele Sileo, Legalese to English: Civil Procedure:
- So, for example, both Edna and Harriet agree that they had a contract that obligated Edna to teach Bellydancing for Seniors at Harriet's Dance Studio and Retirement Village. They also both agree that Edna became crippled by a sudden onset of Omphalophobia. Edna, though fearful, was also very responsible, and telephoned Tedwardo, her longtime dancing buddy, to take over her contractual obligations.
- 2019 June, “Five phobias you didn’t know existed”, in BBC Bitesize[1]:
- Some people can’t even bear the thought of picking the fluff out of their bellybuttons - these people suffer from what is known as omphalophobia.