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Princeton's WordNet

  1. entomophobianoun

    a morbid fear of insects

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  1. entomophobianoun

    Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods

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  1. Entomophobia

    Entomophobia sometimes known as Insectophobia is a specific phobia characterized by an excessive or unrealistic fear of one or more classes of insect, and classified as a phobia by the DSM-5. More specific cases includes arachnophobia (fear of spiders), katsaridaphobia (fear of cockroaches), melissophobia (fear of bees), myrmecophobia (fear of ants), and lepidopterophobia (fear of moths and butterflies). One book claims 6% of all US inhabitants have this phobia.Entomophobia may develop after the person has had a traumatic experience with the insect(s) in question. It may develop early or later in life and is quite common among animal phobias. Typically one has a fear of one specific type of insect, but in some cases this may encompass most, if not all other insects, and possibly other animals of the phylum Arthropoda. Entomophobia leads to behavioral changes: the person with entomophobia will avoid situations where they may encounter the specific type of insect. Cognitive behavioral therapy is considered an effective treatment.

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  1. entomophobia

    Entomophobia is a specific phobia characterized by an excessive or irrational fear of insects. It may cause intense emotional distress and anxiety in individuals when confronted with insects, even if they pose no immediate threat. This can severely affect a person's quality of life and may lead to avoidance behaviors such as staying away from areas where insects might be present.

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  1. Entomophobia

    Entomophobia is a common fear of or aversion to insects and similar arthropods, and even other terres bugs. This condition causes a slight to severe emotional reaction, a form of anxiety or a panic attack. It is a particular case of specific phobias, all of which have basically the same causes and similar choices of treatments. However, people often mix up aversion and phobia. Aversion to insects is constructed, much like other aspects of culture. On the other hand, phobia is not instinctive. Aversion, however, can turn into phobia, which is irrational and immense fear. Among notable cases are apiphobia and myrmecophobia. The symptoms associated with this phobia are similar to the symptoms manifested with many other irrational fears. An entomophobic is likely to experience enough anxiety upon viewing or otherwise coming into contact with an insect that he or she experiences a full-blown series of panic attacks. With extreme cases, the individual may lose consciousness for a short period of time. Uncontrollable weeping or a strong desire to flee from the area are also common signs that indicate an individual is suffering with this particular phobia.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of entomophobia in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of entomophobia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7


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