"aphenphosmphobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Unknown element(s) + -phobia. The initial aphe- element is likely based on Ancient Greek ἁφή (haphḗ, “touch”), the same root as haphephobia. There is no Greek root φοσμ- (phosm-) or φωσμ- (phōsm-), and φῶς (phôs, “light”) can be eliminated on semantic grounds, so the middle element is probably a fanciful invention or error. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown, {{suffix|en||phobia}} + -phobia, {{der|en|grc|ἁφή||touch}} Ancient Greek ἁφή (haphḗ, “touch”), {{m|en|haphephobia}} haphephobia, {{m|grc||φοσμ-}} φοσμ- (phosm-), {{m|grc||φωσμ-}} φωσμ- (phōsm-), {{m|grc|φῶς||light}} φῶς (phôs, “light”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} aphenphosmphobia (uncountable)
  1. A morbid fear of being touched. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Phobias Synonyms: haphephobia

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