trypophobia

密集恐惧症

发音

UK /ˌtɹɪpəˈfəʊbi.ə/
其它
US /ˌtɹɪpəˈfoʊbi.ə/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An irrational or obsessive fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes, such as those found in honeycombs.

    密集恐惧症

    不可数 心理学

    2015, Irena Milosevic, Trypophobia (Fear of Holes), Irena Milosevic, Randi E. McCabe (editors), Phobias: The Psychology of Irrational Fear, ABC-CLIO (Greenwood), page 401, In particular, individuals with trypophobia are fearful of clusters of holes that are found in a variety of objects and matter such as skin, coral, honeycombs, seed pods, and even aerated chocolate.

词源

From Ancient Greek τρῦπα (trûpa, “hole”), compare Ancient Greek τρυπάω (trupáō, “bore”), + -phobia (from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear, phobia”)), said to have been coined by a blogger from Ireland in 2005.

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