Definitions for trypophobia
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1. Trypophobia

   Trypophobia is an aversion to the sight of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes or bumps. It is not officially recognized as a mental disorder, but may be diagnosed as a specific phobia if excessive fear and distress occur. Most affected people experience mainly disgust when they see trypophobic imagery. A minority of people experience the same level of fear and disgust, and a few express only disgust or fear.The scientific understanding of trypophobia is limited. Although few studies have been done on trypophobia, researchers hypothesize that it is the result of a biological revulsion that associates trypophobic shapes with danger or disease, and may therefore have an evolutionary basis. Exposure therapy is a possible treatment.The term trypophobia was coined by a participant in an online forum in 2005. It has since become a popular topic on social media.

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1. Trypophobia

   Trypophobia is the alleged pathological fear of objects with irregular patterns of holes, such as beehives, ant hills and lotus seed heads. Thousands of people claim to have the condition, but it is not recognized as a condition in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or other scientific literature. The term was coined in 2005, from the Greek τρύπα "hole" and φόβος "fear".

How to pronounce trypophobia?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of trypophobia in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of trypophobia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of trypophobia in a Sentence

1. Tom Kupfer:

   Disgust is an aversive emotion and can be a nasty thing to experience, if you have too much disgust and it's too strong and too regular, like people with trypophobia can have day after day, it's a pretty unpleasant experience.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypophobia
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=trypophobia