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ailurophobia
[ ahy-loor-uh-foh-bee-uh, ey-loor- ]
noun
Psychiatry.
- an irrational or disproportionate fear of cats.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹¾±Â·±ô³Ü·°ù´Ç·±è³ó´Ç·²ú¾±³¦ adjective noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of ailurophobia1
First recorded in 1905–10; from Greek ²¹Ã±ô´Ç³Ü°ù´Ç(²õ) “cat†+ -phobia
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Alfred Hitchcock was afraid of eggs; Julius Caesar, Napoleon and Alexander the Great were all afraid of cats — ailurophobia.
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The unaccountable fear of dogs is not so common as ailurophobia, although it is said that De Musset cordially detested them, and Goethe despised them, notwithstanding, forsooth, he kept a tame snake.
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