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Meaning of Acarophobia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌækəɹəˈfəʊbi.ə

Definitions

The fear of itching or of small crawling insects that cause itching, such as mites or lice.

uncountable

Equivalents

Español acarofobia
Français acarophobie
Italiano acarofobia
Português acarofobia

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
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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