Chaetophobia

/ˌkiːtəˈfoʊbiə/ noun

Definition

An irrational fear of hair or of hair-like bristles and structures.

Etymology

From Greek 'chaete' (hair, bristle) and 'phobos' (fear), combining two ancient Greek roots to name this specific phobia.

Kelly Says

Chaetophobia is rarer than most people realize, but it can be genuinely distressing—some people report intense anxiety even around artificial hair, synthetic fibers, or the bristles on a hairbrush.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፀጉር ፍርድ
ts'gur fir'd
ARالعربية
فوبيا الشعر
fūbiyā ash-sha'ir
BNবাংলা
চুলের ভয়
chuler bhoy
CACatalà
fòbia del pèl
foh-bee-ah del pel
CSČeština
fobie vlasů
fo-bee-eh vlas-oo
DADansk
hårforfobia
har-for-foh-bee-ah
DEDeutsch
Haarphobie
hahr-foh-bee-eh
ELΕλληνικά
φόβος τριχών
fo-bos tri-chon
ESEspañol
fobia de pelo
foh-bee-ah deh peh-loh
FAفارسی
ترس از مو
taras az mo
FISuomi
karvapeikko
kar-va-peh-kko
FRFrançais
phobie des poils
foh-bee deh pwah
GUGU
વાળનો ભય
vaalon no bhay
HAHA
kyautar gashin
kya-u-tar ga-shin
HEעברית
פוביה של שיער
fo-bee-yah shel she-yar
HIहिन्दी
बालों का डर
baalon ka dar
HUMagyar
szőrfóbia
szoer-foh-bee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketakutan terhadap rambut
ke-ta-ku-tan te-ra-dah-pa-ma-mbut
IGIG
efe igwe
e-fe ig-we
ITItaliano
fobia dei peli
foh-bee-ah deh peh-lee
JA日本語
毛恐怖症
ke ga-kyo-fu-sho
KKKK
саусақ құмар
sausaq kum-ar
KMKM
រឿងព្រេង
reung preang
KO한국어
털 공포증
deul gong-po-jeung
MRMR
केसांची भीती
kesa-nchi bhee-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
takut rambut
ta-kut ram-but
MYမြန်မာ
ကျိုး ခြောက်
kyo khoak
NLNederlands
haarvrees
haar-vrays
NONorsk
hårforfobi
har-for-foh-bee
PAPA
ਕੇਸਾਂ ਦਾ ਡਰ
kesaan da dar
PLPolski
fobia włosów
fo-bee-ah v-lo-sit
PTPortuguês
fobia de pelos
foh-bee-ah deh peh-lohs
RORomână
fobie de păr
foh-bee-eh deh pur
RUРусский
боязнь волос
boyazn volos
SVSvenska
hårfobi
har-foh-bee
SWKiswahili
woga nywele
wo-ga ny-we-le
TAதமிழ்
முடிப்படத்தின் பயம்
mudi-padathin payam
TEతెలుగు
మెడకు భయం
me-dak-u bhayam
THไทย
กลัวขน
glua khon
TLTL
takot sa buhok
ta-kot sa boo-hok
TRTürkçe
tüy fobisi
tyy foh-bee-see
UKУкраїнська
боязнь волосся
boyazn volosu
URاردو
بالوں کی دہشت
balon ki dahshat
VITiếng Việt
sợ lông
so lông
YOYO
ọ̀kan ọ̀nà
o-kan o-na
ZH中文
毛发恐惧症
mao fa kǒng jù zhèng
ZUZU
ukuthanda izulu
u-ku-than-da i-zu-lu

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