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Meaning of parasitophobia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A morbid fear of becoming infested with parasites.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“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

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

parasitophore parasitophorous vacuole parasitosis paraskavedekatriaphobia Paraskevi paraskevidekatriaphobia

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