belonephobia

noun

bel·o·ne·pho·bia ˌbe-lə-nə-ˈfō-bē-ə How to pronounce belonephobia (audio)

variants or less commonly belonophobia

: abnormal fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as hypodermic needles or scissors) : aichmophobia

Do you break out in a cold sweat when it's time for a vaccine? … If so, you might have belonephobia, the fear of needles …

Catharine Clapp

belonephobe

ˈbe-lə-nə-ˌfōb How to pronounce belonephobia (audio)

noun

or less commonly belonophobe

plural belonephobes also belonophobes

belonephobic

ˌbe-lə-nə-ˈfō-bik How to pronounce belonephobia (audio)

adjective

or less commonly belonophobic

Seth had been belonephobic. He abhorred sharp objects, especially needles.

Terri Reed

Word History

Etymology

Greek belónē "needle" (from bel-, base of uncertain meaning and origin + -onē, suffix of instruments—as in akónē "whetstone," perónē "pin, tongue of a buckle") + -phobia

Note: Greek belónē has conventionally been seen as a derivative from the base of bállein "to throw, strike by throwing" as bélos "missile, dart, arrow" (with b- for expected d- presumably by analogy) and bólos "throw, cast, net" (see devil entry 1). But linguists since August Fick in the 19th century have rejected this connection on semantic grounds: needles are not thrown or launched. Alternatively, belónē has been connected with Greek déllithes "wasps, stinging insects" (a word known only from the lexicographer Hesychius) and further with Lithuanian gélti "to sting, prick, ache" (and a host of other less certain comparable items—see quell entry 1), though this would require a dialectal, presumably Aeolic origin for the initial b- in belónē.

First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

单词	belonephobia
释义	belonephobia noun bel·o·ne·pho·bia ˌbe-lə-nə-ˈfō-bē-ə variants or less commonly belonophobia : abnormal fear of sharp or pointed objects (such as hypodermic needles or scissors) : aichmophobia Do you break out in a cold sweat when it's time for a vaccine? … If so, you might have belonephobia, the fear of needles … Catharine Clapp belonephobe ˈbe-lə-nə-ˌfōb noun or less commonly belonophobe plural belonephobes also belonophobes belonephobic ˌbe-lə-nə-ˈfō-bik adjective or less commonly belonophobic Seth had been belonephobic. He abhorred sharp objects, especially needles. Terri Reed Word History Etymology Greek belónē "needle" (from bel-, base of uncertain meaning and origin + -onē, suffix of instruments—as in akónē "whetstone," perónē "pin, tongue of a buckle") + -phobia Note: Greek belónē has conventionally been seen as a derivative from the base of bállein "to throw, strike by throwing" as bélos "missile, dart, arrow" (with b- for expected d- presumably by analogy) and bólos "throw, cast, net" (see devil entry 1). But linguists since August Fick in the 19th century have rejected this connection on semantic grounds: needles are not thrown or launched. Alternatively, belónē has been connected with Greek déllithes "wasps, stinging insects" (a word known only from the lexicographer Hesychius) and further with Lithuanian gélti "to sting, prick, ache" (and a host of other less certain comparable items—see quell entry 1), though this would require a dialectal, presumably Aeolic origin for the initial b- in belónē. First Known Use circa 1909, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition belonephobia noun bel·o·ne·pho·bia ˌbe-lə-nə-ˈfō-bē-ə : aichmophobia
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belonephobia

noun

Word History

Medical Definition

noun