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cynophobia

Noun CEFR B2
ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə

Definitions

An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

7 more languages
Bahasa Indonesiasinofobia
Italianocinofobia
Polskikynofobia
Portuguêscinofobia
Türkçekinofobi

Examples

“Taffy's cynophobia, expressed in spitting, growling, melancholy miauling, served to ease the awkwardness of greeting between unprepared hostess and uninvited guest.”
This finding has significant implications for the study of cynophobia, since one would expect from the classical conditioning model of fear that a dog bite should have a lasting negative impact on a child's attitude toward dogs.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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