haphephobia
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἁφή (haphḗ, “touch”) from ἅπτω (háptō, “I touch”) + -phobia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]haphephobia (uncountable)
- The fear of being touched.
- 1894, Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences, volume 2, unnumbered page:
- It is necessary to distinguish haphephobia from the syndrome described under the name of délire de toucher, the emotional disturbance produced especially after contact.
- 2011, E. L. James, Fifty Shades Darker, Vintage Books, published 2012, →ISBN, page 412:
- […] He realizes that his goal is a loving relationship with you. It's that simple, and that's what we're working on now. Of course there are obstacles—his haphephobia, for one."
His what? I gasp.
“I'm sorry. I mean his fear of being touched," Dr. Flynn says, shaking his head as if scolding himself. […]
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:haphephobia.