Arachnopia

/ˌærəkˈnoʊpiə/ noun

Definition

An abnormal fear or phobia of spiders, characterized by intense anxiety when encountering or thinking about them.

Etymology

From Greek 'arachne' (spider) and 'phobos' (fear). This medical/psychological term was formalized in the 20th century as phobia terminology became standard in psychiatry and psychology.

Kelly Says

Arachnophobia (the more common spelling) is one of the most widespread animal phobias in the world, affecting up to 10% of people—yet most spiders are completely harmless to humans! Scientists think this fear might be evolutionary since some ancient spiders were genuinely dangerous.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
蜘蛛 恐怖 (zhū zhī kǒng bù)
joo jee kong boo
ARالعربية
رهاب العنكبوت (rahābu 'l-'anqabūt)
rah-ha-bu al-an-ka-boo-t
BNবাংলা
মাকড়া ভয়
ma-kar-a bhoy
CACatalà
fòbia d'aranyes
foh-bee-ah dah-ra-nye-es
CSČeština
arachnofobie
arah-noh-FOH-bee-ee
DADansk
edderkoppfrygt
ed-der-kopp-fright
DEDeutsch
Spinneangst
shpee-neh-angst
ELΕλληνικά
φοβία αραχνοειδών (fobia araxnoeidōn)
foh-bee-ah ah-rah-kh-noh-eye-don
ESEspañol
araña-fobia
arah-noh-FOH-bee-ah
FAفارسی
ترس از عنکبوت (tars az 'anqabūt)
tahr-as az an-ka-boo-t
FISuomi
spidersäärähdys
spi-ders-sae-raeh-dys
FRFrançais
arachnopie
arah-noh-pee
GUGU
ચાંદ્રિકા ભય (chaandrika bhay)
chaan-dri-ka bhay
HAHA
kwayar gizo
kway-ar gi-zo
HEעברית
פוביה של עכבישים (fobia shel ekh'avish'im)
foh-bee-ah shel ekh-av-ish-im
HIहिन्दी
मकड़ी का डर (makdi ka dar)
mak-dee ka dar
HUMagyar
póksárfélelem
poks-ar-fay-lehm
IDBahasa Indonesia
takut laba-laba
ta-kut la-ba-la-ba
IGIG
nwata nkwu
n-wa-ta n-k-wu
ITItaliano
aracofobia
arah-koh-FOH-bee-ah
JA日本語
クモ恐怖症 (kumo kyōfu shō)
koo-moh kyou-foo shoh
KKKK
қоңырқосаққа құмарлық (qongyrqosaqqa qumarlyq)
qong-yr-qo-saq-qa qu-mar-lyq
KMKM
ច្បាប់ ស្វាយ (chbab sway)
ch-bab sway
KO한국어
거미 공포증 (geomi gongpojeung)
geo-mi gong-po-jeung
MRMR
काळाळीची भीती (kaalaaliichi bhiti)
ka-ala-ali-chi bhee-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
takut laba-laba
ta-kut la-ba-la-ba
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်း ကြောင့် (kaing kyaingt)
kaing kyaingt
NLNederlands
spinnenfobie
shpih-nen-FOH-bee
NONorsk
edderkoppfrykt
ed-der-kopp-fright
PAPA
ਮਕੜੀ ਡਰ (makdī dar)
mak-dee dar
PLPolski
lęk przed pająkami
lenk prz-ed pah-ya-kami
PTPortuguês
araquiofobia
ah-rah-kee-oh-FOH-bee-ah
RORomână
aracnofobie
arah-noh-FOH-bee-eh
RUРусский
арахнофобия
arah-noh-FOH-bee-ya
SVSvenska
spindelskräck
shpi-ndel-krock
SWKiswahili
woga mbuzi
wo-ga m-boo-zi
TAதமிழ்
பூச்சி பயம் (poochi payam)
poo-chi pay-am
TEతెలుగు
ఎలుకల భయం (elukala bhayam)
el-u-ka-la bhay-am
THไทย
กลัวแมงมุม (glua maengmum)
glua maeng-mum
TLTL
takot sa ahas
ta-kot sa ah-as
TRTürkçe
aranofobi
arah-noh-FOH-bee
UKУкраїнська
арахнофобія
arah-noh-FOH-bee-ya
URاردو
ککڑے کا ڈر (karkare ka dar)
kar-kare ka dar
VITiếng Việt
sợ nhện
so nh-yen
YOYO
àgbà àgbà
ah-g-ba ah-g-ba
ZH中文
蜘蛛恐惧症 (zhú zhī kǒng jù zhèng)
zhoo zhee kong jwoo zheng
ZUZU
ukhosi lwempu
oo-kho-si lw-em-poo

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