vermiphobia

English

Etymology

From Latin vermis (“worm”) + -phobia: Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

vermiphobia (uncountable)

1. An abnormal or irrational fear of worms or being infected by worms.

See also

• acarophobia
• helminthophobia
• scoleciphobia

References

• "vermiphobia" in Robertson's Words for a Modern Age, John G. Robertson, Senior Scribe Publications, 1991, →ISBN
• "vermiphobia" in The American Pronouncing Dictionary of Troublesome Words, Frank O. Colby, Crowell, 1950
• "vermiphobia" in Word Ways: The Journal of Recreational Linguistics, A. Ross Eckler, 1972