Meaning of myrmecophobia | Babel Free

Definitions

The fear of ants.

uncountable

Examples

“Ants are a special kind of bug. I think they are easily squashed by the foot; I'm sure I've unintentionally squashed a number of them with my feet in my adult life, and when I was a young child I believe I used to squash an occasional ant either for sport or more likely as a reaction to some feeling of myrmecophobia.”

“Possibly it was fear of ants, which by the way, is myrmecophobia.”

“My wife suffers from myrmecophobia. I've spread enough toxic substances to turn our property into a superfund site.”

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