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Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. Same as ælaurophobia.

Wiktionary

  1. n. An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a morbid fear of cats

Etymologies

  1. From Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (ailuros, "cat") + -phobia. (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “The correct word for describing hatred of cats is "ailurophobia".”

    Being Catty

  • “Most of said adjectives are formed off the latin roots -- equine, feline, bovine, etc. (although - phobias are, naturally, formed off the Greek; hence ailurophobia for fear of cats, instead of something like felinophobia, which would mix a Greek suffix on a Latin root -- eek, cringe).”

    Breakfast in Bed

  • “Your friend Chip's ailurophobia acts up every Halloween.”

    infoplease - Daily Almanac

  • “Bolsheviks Bolshephobia books bibliophobia bound (being) or tied up merinthophobia bowel movements (painful) defecaloesiophobia brain disease meningitophobia bridges (crossing) gephyrophobia buildings (high) batophobia bullets ballistophobia (see also missiles) bulls taurophobia buried alive (being) taphephobia cancer carcinomophobia cats ailurophobia”

    pangsuan Diary Entry

  • “And that’s saying a lot considering my ailurophobia and ursaphobia.”

    Your Big Fat Election Brain Dump, 1/11/08 « Whatever

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  1. galeophobia

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  1. zoophobia

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  • goodkitten mmhmm. People say dog is a "Mans Best Friend" . I think picking up and stepping on dog poop is the"Best Idea Yet"...Well until cats were domesticated. Jun 18, 2012

  • thesuperiorbeing I feel sorry for her. In my opinion, cats are the best domestic animals ever.

    Feb 19, 2008

  • treeseed My mom suffers from this. It is a bizarre fear. She freaks out at the mere sight of even the tiniest of cats. I mean shrieking, freaking nutso-cuckoo. Feb 19, 2008

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