Acarophobia
Definitions
The fear of itching or of small crawling insects that cause itching, such as mites or lice.
Equivalents
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Examples
“His acarophobia was obvious from his reaction when I told him he had lice.”
“The term delusions of parasitosis was coined by Wilson and Miller (1946) dispelling earlier use⟳ of the word acarophobia (Thibierge 1894), entomophobia, and parasitophobia.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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