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单词 apiphobia
释义

apiphobia

noun

api·​pho·​bia ˌā-pə-ˈfō-bē-ə How to pronounce apiphobia (audio)
: intense fear or dislike of bees : melissophobia
There is a reason for my apiphobia. When I was little, I stepped on the wrong barn board and some angry bumblebees sent me to the emergency room … Shane Brown
apiphobe
ˈā-pə-ˌfōb How to pronounce apiphobia (audio)
noun
or apiphobic
ˌā-pə-ˈfō-bik How to pronounce apiphobia (audio)
plural apiphobes or apiphobics
It is a scene to send the mildest apiphobe into a cold sweat.You step out into your backyard to enjoy the gentle breeze sipping your tea and honey and glance up into your tree, where, to your horror, you see a roiling mass of bees. Paul Morse
apiphobic adjective
Class participant Cindy Lindow, 52, of St. Clair Township near Port Huron, is a newbie to beekeeping. She only recently abandoned her apiphobic ways. "I hate bees—I used to," she confessed. "I got stung when I was a kid." Christine Rook

Word History

Etymology

Latin apis "bee" + -i- + -phobia — more at apiary

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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