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  • 121erotophobia — Morbid aversion to the thought of sexual love and to its physical expression. [G. eros, love, + phobos, fear] * * * ero·to·pho·bia i .rōt ə fō bē ə, .rät n a morbid aversion to sexual love or desire * * * ero·to·pho·bia (ə rot″o foґbe… …

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  • 122gerontophobia — Morbid fear of old persons. [geronto + G. phobos, fear] * * * ge·ron·to·pho·bia fō bē ə n morbid fear or dislike of old persons …

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  • 123monophobia — Morbid fear of solitude or of being left alone. [mono + G. phobos, fear] * * * mono·pho·bia fō bē ə n a morbid dread of being alone * * * n. an extreme fear of being alone …

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  • 124ochlophobia — Morbid fear of crowds. [G. ochlos, a crowd, + phobos, fear] * * * och·lo·pho·bia .äk lə fō bē ə n morbid fear of crowds …

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  • 125pyrophobia — Morbid dread of fire. [pyro + G. phobos, fear] * * * py·ro·pho·bia .pī rə fō bē ə n morbid dread of fire py·ro·pho·bic fō bik adj * * * py·ro·pho·bia (pi″ro foґbe ə) [pyro + phobia] abnormal fear of fire …

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  • 126taphophilia — Morbid attraction for graves. [G. taphos, grave, + phileo, to love] * * * tapho·phil·ia (taf″o filґe ə) morbid attraction to graves or cemeteries …

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  • 127acarophobia — Morbid fear of small parasites, small particles, or of itching. [G. akari, mite, + phobos, fear] * * * ac·a·ro·pho·bia .ak ə rō fō bē ə, ə rə n 1) an abnormal dread of skin infestation with small crawling organisms 2) a delusion that the skin is… …

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  • 128acousticophobia — Morbid fear of sounds. [G. akoustikos, acoustic, + phobos, fear] * * * acous·ti·co·pho·bia (ə k s″tĭ ko foґbe ə) [acoustic + phobia] irrational fear of sounds …

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