Cnidophobia

/ˌnaɪdəˈfoʊbiə/ noun

Definition

An irrational fear of jellyfish or of being stung by cnidarians; a specific phobia related to stinging sea creatures.

Etymology

From Greek knide (sting) + phobos (fear). Modern psychological term combining ancient Greek components to name a specific anxiety disorder.

Kelly Says

Cnidophobia is surprisingly common among ocean swimmers—jellyfish stings can trigger real trauma that gets labeled with this scientific name!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንብር paura
n-bɪr ˈpaʊra
ARالعربية
فوبيا القناديل
fʊˈbiː əl-qanəˈdiːl
BNবাংলা
কনাইডোফোবিয়া
k-ɔ-nɪ-do-fo-ˈbi-a
CACatalà
cnidofobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
CSČeština
cnidofobie
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbjɛː
DADansk
cnidofobi
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbiː
DEDeutsch
Cnido-Phobie
t͡sˈniːdo ˈfoːbiː
ELΕλληνικά
κνιδοφοβία
k-ni-do-fo-ˈvi-a
ESEspañol
cnidofobia
nɪ-do-fo-ˈβi-a
FAفارسی
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
FISuomi
cnidofobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbja
FRFrançais
cnidophobie
nɪ-do-fo-ˈbi
GUGU
કનિડોફોબિયા
ka-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
HAHA
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
HEעברית
פוביה של קנידופורים
fo-ˈviːa shel k-ni-do-fo-ˈpo-rim
HIहिन्दी
कन्यडोफोबिया
k-nɪ-do-fo-ˈbi-a
HUMagyar
cnidofóbia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbia
IDBahasa Indonesia
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
IGIG
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
ITItaliano
cnidofobia
nɪ-do-fo-ˈbja
JA日本語
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-bi-a
KKKK
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
KMKM
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
KO한국어
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-bi-a
MRMR
कन्यडोफोबिया
k-nɪ-do-fo-ˈbi-a
MSBahasa Melayu
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
MYမြန်မာ
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
NLNederlands
cnidofobie
k-ni-do-ˈfoːbiː
NONorsk
cnidofobi
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbiː
PAPA
ਕਨਿਡੋਫੋਬੀਆ
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
PLPolski
cnidofobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbjɔ
PTPortuguês
cnidofobia
nɪ-do-fo-ˈbja
RORomână
cnidofobie
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbje
RUРусский
книдофобия
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-ja
SVSvenska
cnidofobi
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbiː
SWKiswahili
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
TAதமிழ்
கனீடோஃபோபியா
ka-ni-do-fo-ˈpi-a
TEతెలుగు
కనీడోఫోబియా
ka-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
THไทย
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
TLTL
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
TRTürkçe
cnidofobi
nɪ-do-fo-ˈbi
UKУкраїнська
книдофобія
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-ja
URاردو
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
VITiếng Việt
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
YOYO
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a
ZH中文
刺胞恐惧症
cìbāo kǒngjùzhèng
ZUZU
cnidophobia
k-ni-do-fo-ˈbi-a

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