melophobia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
melo- + -phobia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδία (melōidía, “music”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”), “fear of music”.
Noun[edit]
melophobia (uncountable)
- Aversion to music
- Synonym: musicophobia
- Antonyms: melomania, melophilia
- 1861, "What Wine Does for Us", Charles Dickens (editor), All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal, December 7, page 248
- All the senses, he says, are flattered by wine. “In my youth, when I worked very hard, I used to drink a great deal of tea at breakfast, and, notwithstanding my passion for music, I detested morning concerts. Since I have analysed and experimented upon the cause of my sensations, I am satisfied that my melophobia was caused by the astringent action of the tea on my nervous system in general, and on my acoustic nerves in particular. […]