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Meaning of "zoophobia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ZOOPHOBIA

zoophobia  [ˌzəʊəˈfəʊbɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZOOPHOBIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Zoophobia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ZOOPHOBIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Zoophobia

Zoophobia or animal phobia is a class of specific phobias to particular animals, or an irrational fear or even simply dislike of any non-human animals. Examples of specific zoophobias would be entomophobias, such as that of bees. Fears of spiders and snakes are also common. See the article at -phobia for the list of various phobias. Sigmund Freud mentioned that an animal phobia is one of the most frequent psychoneurotic diseases among children. Zoophobia is not the sensible fear of dangerous or threatening animals, such as wild bears or venomous snakes. It is a phobia of animals that causes distress or dysfunction in the individual's everyday life.

Definition of zoophobia in the English dictionary

The definition of zoophobia in the dictionary is an unusual or morbid dread of animals.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZOOPHOBIA


acrophobia
ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪə
aerophobia
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪə
agoraphobia
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪə
arachnophobia
əˌræknəˈfəʊbɪə
claustrophobia
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪə
emetophobia
ɪˌmetəˈfəʊbɪə
homophobia
ˌhəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
hydrophobia
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪə
Islamophobia
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪə
monophobia
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
neophobia
ˌniːəʊˈfəʊbɪə
nomophobia
ˌnəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
nyctophobia
ˌnɪktəʊˈfəʊbɪə
phobia
ˈfəʊbɪə
phonophobia
ˌfəʊnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
photophobia
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪə
scopophobia
ˌskɒpəˈfəʊbɪə
technophobia
ˌtɛknəʊˈfəʊbɪə
triskaidekaphobia
ˌtrɪskaɪˌdɛkəˈfəʊbɪə
xenophobia
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZOOPHOBIA

zoophagan
zoophagous
zoophagy
zoophile
zoophilia
zoophilic
zoophilism
zoophilist
zoophilous
zoophobe
zoophobous
zoophoric
zoophorus
zoophysiologist
zoophysiology
zoophyte
zoophytic
zoophytical
zoophytoid
zoophytological

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZOOPHOBIA

aichmophobia
ailurophobia
algophobia
anglophobia
anthropophobia
aquaphobia
astraphobia
astrophobia
autophobia
gynophobia
mysophobia
necrophobia
ornithophobia
panophobia
pyrophobia
Russophobia
school phobia
sitophobia
social phobia
thanatophobia
Zenobia

Synonyms and antonyms of zoophobia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «zoophobia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZOOPHOBIA

Find out the translation of zoophobia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of zoophobia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «zoophobia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

zoophobia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zoophobia
570 millions of speakers

English

zoophobia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

zoophobia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رهاب الحيوان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

zoophobia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

zoophobia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

zoophobia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

zoophobie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zoophobia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zoophobia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

zoophobia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

zoophobia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Zoophobia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

zoophobia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விலங்குகள் கண்டு இயற்கை மீறிய பேரச்சம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झुओफोबिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zoophobia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

zoophobia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zoophobia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

zoophobia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zoophobia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζωοφοβία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zoophobia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Zoofobi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

zoophobia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of zoophobia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZOOPHOBIA»

The term «zoophobia» is normally little used and occupies the 139.207 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ZOOPHOBIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «zoophobia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «zoophobia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about zoophobia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZOOPHOBIA»

Discover the use of zoophobia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zoophobia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Phobias: Fighting the Fear
not know anyone with taphophobia (fear of being buried alive), an- tophobia ( flowers), genuphobia (knees), metrophobia (poetry), or zoophobia (animals), but all these do exist. Phobias are truly international, crossing the boundaries of ...
Helen Saul, 2004
2
Freud Dictionary of Psychoanalysis
ZOOPHOBIA, INFANTILE— The relation of the child to animals has much in common with that of primitive man. The child does not yet show any trace of the pride which afterwards moves the adult civilized man to set a sharp dividing line ...
Sigmund Freud, Nandor Fodor, 2004
3
The Truth about Fear and Depression
Fear of domestic animals such as cats and dogs is the most common kind of zoophobia. Rats and mice are two of the other most feared animals. Zoophobia can be inconvenient if the phobia involves animals that are popular pets. Most other ...
Mark J. Kittleson, 2005
4
The Everything Aquarium Book: All You Need to Build the ...
Mealworms,. Tenebrio. molitor. and. Zoophobia. spp. Long a dietary staple for captive reptiles, amphibians and birds, mealworms are of much use to the aquarist as well. They are commercially available in sizes ranging from hatchling to adult.
Frank Indiviglio, 2006
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Scared Stiff: Everything You Need to Know About 50 Famous ...
And in this book, author Sarah Latta blends biology, psychology, history, and pop culture to provide a comprehensive account of 50 essential fears, from arachnophobia to zoophobia.
Sara Latta, 2014
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Paired Passages, Grade 5: Linking Fact to Fiction
Do you think I would have claustrophobia or zoophobia?” Chang said, “I know that zoos are filled with animals, so I'm going to guess you would have zoophobia .” Ms . Wilson said, “Chang, you're absolutely right! If someone has zoophobia, ...
Ruth Foster, Eric Migliaccio, Ina Massler Levin, 2009
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Medical Terminology Basics: Programmed Instruction: ...
zoophobia (zoh¢-uh-foh- Zoophobia is fear of animals. bee-uh) “zoo” is a word root meaning zoo. ... 2-53. the fear of or the Zoophobia is ThE FEAr oF or ThE CoNdiTioN oF BEiNg AFrAid condition of being afraid of animals oF ANimALs.
Y. H. Hui, 2010
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Recent Developments: Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 11.3
The classic case is thatof the zoophobia of LittleHans (Freud, 1909),a boyinan oedipalcrisis whose ambivalence toward his fatherandfears of retaliation were condensed in thefear of being attacked bya horse anda consequentavoidance of  ...
George Moraitis, 2014
9
Homoeopathy - Heart & Soul
An1mals. -. (Zoophobia). Shakespeare talks about a fear of cats in his play, The Merchant of Venice. It is a common phobia among children and women of all ages. Many people have phobias about dogs and of being bitten 75 Phobias.
Keith M. Souter, Keith M. Souter Lyn Greenwood, 1996
10
Causes & Cure Of Stress (Migraine & Headache
Zoophobia. (including. phobia. of. specific. variety). : Majority of persons are scared of horny and sharp-teethed animals, the animals who pounce and cause injury. This is a common variety of phobia which may not be so intense and scaring ...
A.H.W. Chetna, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZOOPHOBIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term zoophobia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tetamu tidak diundang dalam Stung
Apiphobia merupakan sejenis ketakutan terhadap lebah dan tergolong dalam kategori zoophobia iatu fobia terhadap haiwan. Ada yang menyifatkan fobia ... «Kosmo!, Jul 15»
2
Work, buttons & clowns: The UK's strangest phobias revealed
4) Animal phobia: Also known as zoophobia, this is one of the phobias many people will be aware of, especially in the case of spiders - arachnophobia - and ... «The Voice Online, Jun 15»
3
Reflection: In Circus Flora, animals and Handyman bring factions …
The landlord of the building in which they live decrees “No Animals” in a fit of zoophobia, and there are evictions of tenants with pets. It is an unhappy place ... «St. Louis Public Radio, May 15»
4
10 Phobia Paling Sering Dialami
Rasa takut pada hewan tertentu dikenal dengan istilah Zoophobia. Dari 400 responden yang berpartisipasi dalam survey ini, ternyata mayoritas di antaranya ... «Koran Sindo, Jan 15»
5
سر فوبيا الصراصير عند النساء!
... يكشفها الطبيب أو الأخصائي او المعالج النفسي، فلو أخذنا على سبيل المثال الخـوف مـن القطـط او الحشرات نجد أنه يصنف ضمن خانة المخاوف من الحيوانات zoophobia. «موقع العالم الاخباري, Oct 14»
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TLCs "Zoophobia - Die Tierangst Therapie": Der harte Marvin hat …
Dr. Robin Zasio nimmt sich bei der TLC-Show "Zoophobia - Die Tierangst Therapie" den Erkrankten an und kuriert sie mit Hilfe von Konfrontation von ihrer Angst ... «Promipool, Oct 14»
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'Zoophobia': Fear of an animal planet
Vivienne Medrano's Zoophobia stars a young woman named Cameron who's desperate for a job and will take any available position in her field of counseling. «Comic Book Resources, May 14»
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혼자 있거나 공공장소에 있는 것이 공포스럽다는 이들
... 죽음이나 죽어 가는 것에 대한 공포(Thanatophobia , thantophobia), 이방인이나 외국인에 대한 공포(Xenophobia), 동물에 대한 공포(zoophobia) 등이다. 3. «크리스천투데이, Feb 14»
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This monstrous 178kg iPhone speaker dock really does go up to 11
... the volume to eardrum-splitting levels will turn them a menacing red, scarring your children and setting them up for a lifetime of zoophobia therapy sessions. «Stuff.tv, Nov 13»
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琴台客聚:貓年:愛貓與畏貓
這句話很簡潔,但有著深層意義——不管是動物愛護者(或自封為動物行為學家、動物代言人),還是患有「恐獸症」(zoophobia)之人——除了「畏貓症」,最常見的是「畏 ... «香港文匯報, Aug 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Zoophobia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/zoophobia>. Apr 2024 ».
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