ophiophobia

English

Etymology

From ophio- (“snake”) +‎ -phobia (“fear of”)

Noun

ophiophobia (uncountable)

1. A morbid fear of snakes.

Synonyms

• ophidiophobia
• snake-fear
• snake-fright (rare)

Antonyms

• ophiomania

Derived terms

• ophiophobe
• ophiophobic

Translations

fear of snakes

• Dutch: ofidiofobie
• French: ophiophobie (fr)
• German: Schlangenfeindlichkeit f, Ophidiophobie f
• Greek: ὄφιοφοβία f (óphiophobía)
• Italian: ofidiofobia f
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• Japanese: 蛇嫌い (へびぎらい, hebi girai), 蛇恐怖症 (へびきょうふしょう, hebi kyōfushō)
• Malay: ofidiofobia
• Portuguese: ofidiofobia f
• Spanish: ofidiofobia (es) f
• Turkish: ofidiyofobi (tr)