| 单词 | zoophobia |
| 释义 | zoophobia in British English (ˌzəʊəˈfəʊbɪə) noun an unusual or morbid dread of animals Derived forms zoophobous (zəʊˈɒfəbəs) adjective zoophobia in American English (ˌzoʊəˈfoʊbiə) noun an abnormal fear of animals Word origin zoo- + -phobiazoophobia in American English (ˌzouəˈfoubiə) noun abnormal fear of animals Word origin [1900–05; zoo- + -phobia]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: decompression, desensitize, elder statesman, hydroplane, internshipzoo- is a combining form meaning “living being,” “animal,” used in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix zoo- include: zoochemistry, zooflagellate, zoografting, zoopraxiscope, zoosemiotics; -phobia is a combining form meaning “fear,” occurring in loanwords from Greek (hydrophobia). On this model, -phobia is used in the names of mental disorders that have the general sense “dread of, aversiontoward” that specified by the initial element. Other words that use the affix -phobia include: Anglophobia, agoraphobia, aviophobia, photophobia, xenophobiaWord lists with phobia |
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