Definition of Ailurophobia

1. Noun. A morbid fear of cats.

Generic synonyms: Zoophobia

Definition of Ailurophobia

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Ailurophobia

1. Morbid fear of or aversion to cats. Synonym: aelurophobia. Origin: G. Ailouros, cat, + phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ailurophobia

ailourophiles
ailourophils
ails
ailur-
ailuro-
ailuroidea
ailuromancy
ailurophil
ailurophile
ailurophiles
ailurophilia
ailurophiliac
ailurophils
ailurophobe
ailurophobes
ailurophobia (current term)
ailurophobias
aim
aim'd
aim at
aimbot
aimbots
aimed
aimer
aimers
aimest
aimeth
aimful
aimfully
aimin'

Literary usage of Ailurophobia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Psychotherapy by James Joseph Walsh (1912)
"... is the dread of cats which has been dignified and rendered more suggestively significant by the Greek designation ailurophobia. While the great majority ..."

2. An introduction to the history of medicine by Fielding H. Garrison (1921)
"He made a large number of minor contributions of highly original character, notably those on ailurophobia, phantom limbs, disorder- of sleep, Wear and Tear ..."

3. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1906)
"Under the title of " ailurophobia," Weir Mitchell deals with symptoms which may be induced by the proximity of cats. He finds that there are persons who ..."

4. A Pocket medical dictionary: Giving the Pronunciation and Definition of the ...by George Milbry Gould by George Milbry Gould (1911)
"A morbid fear of sharply-pointed instruments. ailurophobia, i-lu-ro-ftf-be-ah, A morbid fear of cats, ..."

5. The Causation and Treatment of Psychopathic Diseases by Boris Sidis (1916)
"Another case, that of a lady of thirty-eight years, married, suffers from ailurophobia, or fear of cats. This can be traced to the patient's early childhood ..."

6. The Dublin Journal of Medical Science (1905)
"ailurophobia. "S. WEIR MITCHELL (American Medicine, May '27, 1905) says sufferers from cats may be classified as follows :—(1) Asthmatics— cat asthma. ..."

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