koumpounophobia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fear of buttons (clothing fasteners).

Word forms

koumpounophobia

Etymology

Modern Greek κουμπί (koumpí) + -phobia. The anomalous first element may be from a related form such as κουμπώνω (koumpóno), a verb.

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