Apiphobia

/ˌæpɪˈfoʊbiə/ noun

An intense or irrational fear of bees.

From Latin 'apis' (bee) + Greek 'phobos' (fear). A modern psychiatric/psychological term formed in the 20th century to classify specific phobic responses to bee encounters.

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