English Explanatory Dictionary

aphenphosmphobia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A morbid fear of being touched.

Word forms

aphenphosmphobia

Etymology

Unknown element(s) + -phobia. The initial aphe- element is likely based on Ancient Greek ἁφή (haphḗ, “touch”), the same root as haphephobia. There is no Greek root φοσμ- (phosm-) or φωσμ- (phōsm-), and φῶς (phôs, “light”) can be eliminated on semantic grounds, so the middle element is probably a fanciful invention or error.

Synonyms

haphephobia
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