"ailurophobia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌaɪljʊəɹəˈfəʊbɪ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /aɪˌlʊɹəˈfoʊbi.ə/ [General-American], /eɪˌlʊɹəˈfoʊbi.ə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ailurophobia.wav Forms: ailurophobias [plural]
Etymology: First recorded in 1905. From ailuro- (“cat”) + -phobia (“fear, hatred”), both from Ancient Greek. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|ailuro|phobia|t1=cat|t2=fear, hatred}} ailuro- (“cat”) + -phobia (“fear, hatred”), {{uder|en|grc|-}} Ancient Greek Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} ailurophobia (usually uncountable, plural ailurophobias)
  1. An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines. Wikipedia link: ailurophobia Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Phobias Synonyms: felinophobia, gatophobia, galeophobia, aelurophobia, ailourophobia, elurophobia Related terms: ailurophobe, ailurophobic, Ailuroidea Translations (irrational fear or hatred for cats): աիլուրոֆոբիա (ailurofobia) (Armenian), айлурофобия (ajlurofobija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), aelurofòbia [feminine] (Catalan), ailurofòbia [feminine] (Catalan), 貓恐怖 (Chinese Mandarin), 猫恐怖 (māo kǒngbù) (Chinese Mandarin), 恐貓症 (Chinese Mandarin), 恐猫症 (kǒng māo zhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), ailurofobi [common-gender] (Danish), ailurofobie [feminine] (Dutch), kassikartus (Estonian), ailurofoobia (Estonian), galeofoobia (Estonian), ailurofobia (Finnish), kissakammo (Finnish), ailurophobie [feminine] (French), ailourophobie [feminine] (French), galéphobie [feminine] (French), Ailurophobie [feminine] (German), Aelurophobie [feminine] (German), αιλουροφοβία (ailourofovía) [feminine] (Greek), ailurofobia [feminine] (Italian), elurofobia [feminine] (Italian), 猫恐怖症 (neko kyōfushō) (alt: ねこきょうふしょう) (Japanese), ಬೆಕ್ಕಂಜಿಕೆ (bekkañjike) (Kannada), ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನಂಜಿಕೆ (bekkinañjike) (Kannada), ailurofobi [masculine] (Norwegian), گُربههراسی (gorbe-harâsi) (Persian), ailurofobia [feminine] (Polish), gatofobia [feminine] (Polish), felinofobia [feminine] (Polish), galeofobia [feminine] (Polish), elurofobia [feminine] (Portuguese), ailurofobia [feminine] (Portuguese), galeofobia [feminine] (Portuguese), gatofobia [feminine] (Portuguese), catufobia [feminine] (Portuguese), ailurofobie [feminine] (Romanian), айлурофо́бия (ajlurofóbija) [feminine] (Russian), галеофо́бия (galeofóbija) [feminine] (Russian), гатофо́бия (gatofóbija) [feminine] (Russian), elurofobia [feminine] (Spanish), ailurofobia [feminine] (Spanish), ailurofobi [common-gender] (Swedish), பூனையச்சம் (pūṉaiyaccam) (Tamil), อาการกลัวแมว (aa-gaa-rók-luua mɛɛo) (Thai), ailurofobi (Turkish), kedi korkusu (Turkish), айлурофо́бія (ajlurofóbija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), галеофо́бія (haleofóbija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), гатофо́бія (hatofóbija) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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      "ipa": "/aɪˌlʊɹəˈfoʊbi.ə/",
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        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/eɪˌlʊɹəˈfoʊbi.ə/",
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        "General-American"
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}
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        "Terms with Armenian translations",
        "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
        "Terms with Catalan translations",
        "Terms with Danish translations",
        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Estonian translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Japanese translations",
        "Terms with Kannada translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian translations",
        "Terms with Persian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
        "Terms with Spanish translations",
        "Terms with Swedish translations",
        "Terms with Tamil translations",
        "Terms with Thai translations",
        "Terms with Turkish translations",
        "Terms with Ukrainian translations",
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          "ref": "1906, Charles H. Hughes, “Psychoencephalonasthenia or Cerebrasthenia Simplex, and Psychoencephalonasthenia or Cerebrasthenia Insaniens”, in The Alienist and Neurologist, volume 27, St. Louis, Mo.: Henry L. Hughes, page 166:",
          "text": "Ailourophobia†, (Katiphobia, or Gatophobia,) is a typical monomania. The fear of cats in certain monopsychoneurotic and psychopathic persons dates back to the beginning of the life of the feline.",
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        },
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          "ref": "1920, Carl Can Vechten, The Tiger In The House, pages 62–63:",
          "text": "Whatever the cause there are many recorded instances of persons suffering from ailurophobia exhibiting symptoms of distress in rooms which apparently contained no cats; later cats would be discovered, hidden behind curtains or in closets.",
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      "word": "aelurophobia"
    },
    {
      "word": "ailourophobia"
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      "word": "elurophobia"
    }
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "ailurofobia",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "աիլուրոֆոբիա"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ajlurofobija",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "айлурофобия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aelurofòbia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ailurofòbia"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "貓恐怖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "māo kǒngbù",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "猫恐怖"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "恐貓症"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "kǒng māo zhèng",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "恐猫症"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ailurofobi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ailurofobie"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "kassikartus"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "ailurofoobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "galeofoobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "ailurofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "kissakammo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ailurophobie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ailourophobie"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "galéphobie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Ailurophobie"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Aelurophobie"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ailourofovía",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "αιλουροφοβία"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ailurofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "elurofobia"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ねこきょうふしょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "neko kyōfushō",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "猫恐怖症"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "bekkañjike",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "ಬೆಕ್ಕಂಜಿಕೆ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "bekkinañjike",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನಂಜಿಕೆ"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ailurofobi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "gorbe-harâsi",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "گُربههراسی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ailurofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gatofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "felinofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "galeofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "elurofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ailurofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "galeofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gatofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "catufobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ailurofobie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ajlurofóbija",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "айлурофо́бия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "galeofóbija",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "галеофо́бия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gatofóbija",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гатофо́бия"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "elurofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ailurofobia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "ailurofobi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "pūṉaiyaccam",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "பூனையச்சம்"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "aa-gaa-rók-luua mɛɛo",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "อาการกลัวแมว"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "ailurofobi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "word": "kedi korkusu"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ajlurofóbija",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "айлурофо́бія"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "haleofóbija",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "галеофо́бія"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "hatofóbija",
      "sense": "irrational fear or hatred for cats",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гатофо́бія"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ailurophobia"
}

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