gatophobia
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]gatophobia (uncountable)
- Synonym of ailurophobia.
- 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:
- 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.
- 1941 November 21, Gratis Heave, “Pig-Skin Pidgins”, in McComb Daily Journal[1], volume XXXVIII, number 60, McComb, Miss.:
- Rumor from over Laurel way has it that there is a severe epidemic of gatophobia in that city. […] Don’t ask to see our dictionary please, Semper’s buried in it.
- 1968 October 5, “Hydrophobiaphobia Got Ya? No Sweat, UVM Prof Says”, in Rutland Daily Herald, volume 115, number 240, Rutland, Vt., page 20:
- Has hydrophobiaphobia got you down? Bothered about your tendency towards triskaidekaphobia or gatophobia? If so, don’t worry. Those are just big words for minor phobias, and almost everybody has a minor touch of a phobia or two, according to J. P. Chaplin, a professor of psychology at the University of, Vermont and author of “Dictionary of Psychology,” which was printed this week.
- 1987 May 22, John Guinn, “Rossini was booed; ‘Barber’ endures”, in Detroit Free Press, volume 157, number 18, page 4B:
- Some members of the ensemble, apparently victims of gatophobia, leaped about the stage trying to avoid the feline intruder.
- 1989 April 14, “Don’t let your phobia stop you from reading this book”, in Reno Gazette-Journal, page 3D:
- According to the book, Napoleon, Mussolini, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan, besides being powerful leaders, shared another trait — gatophobia, a fear of cats.
- 2021 March 19, The Kentucky Enquirer, volume 180, number 344, page 5B:
- She was utterly devoted to a long line of pampered dogs she notably insisted on giving “people names” (Candy, Patty, Missy, and Millie) and, at nearly 70, overcame her life-long gatophobia to also embrace and adore her grand-cats.