teratophobia
Meanings
noun
- An irrational fear of monsters (terrifying creatures, or deformed children: see usage notes).
Word forms
Etymology
From terato- (“pertaining to birth defects”) + -phobia (“fear”), from Ancient Greek τέρας (téras, “monster”).
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