Cynophobe

/ˈsɪnəfoʊb/ noun

Definition

A person who has an intense fear of dogs.

Etymology

From Greek 'cyno-' meaning dog and '-phobe' meaning one who fears; the suffix '-phobe' comes from 'phobos' meaning fear in ancient Greek.

Kelly Says

Interestingly, many cynaphobes have had bad experiences with dogs, but some are born with the fear without any trauma—it suggests that fear of large predators was hard-wired into our distant primate ancestors!

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