teratophobia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An irrational fear of monsters (terrifying creatures, or deformed children: see usage notes).

Word forms

teratophobia

Etymology

From terato- (“pertaining to birth defects”) + -phobia (“fear”), from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”).

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