OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 16271

ailurophobia

/ˌaɪljʊəɹəˈfəʊbɪ.ə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ailurofobia • elurofobia
An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
Ailourophobia†, (Katiphobia, or Gatophobia,) is a typical monomania. The fear of cats in certain monopsychoneurotic and psychopathic persons dates back to the beginning of the life…
Whatever the cause there are many recorded instances of persons suffering from ailurophobia exhibiting symptoms of distress in rooms which apparently contained no cats; later cats…
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