aphenphosmphobia

aphenphosmphobia · noun — A morbid fear of being touched.

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Etymology

Unknown element(s) + -phobia. The initial aphe- element is likely based on Ancient Greek ἁφή (haphḗ, “touch”), the same root as haphephobia. There is no Greek root φοσμ- (phosm-) or φωσμ- (phōsm-), and φῶς (phôs, “light”) can be eliminated on semantic grounds, so the middle element is probably a fanciful invention or error.

noun

A morbid fear of being touched.e.g.“"What have you been treating Maureen for?" "Aphenphosmphobia. She is...she was scared of having her throat touched."” — 2005, Christine Spindler, Faces of Fear, an Inspector Terry Mystery, Hard Shell Word Factory, page 65:

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

haphephobia 77% match — The fear of being touched. vs aphenphosmphobia →
doraphobia 66% match — The fear of touching the fur or skin of an animal. vs aphenphosmphobia →
parasitophobia 65% match — A morbid fear of becoming infested with parasites. vs aphenphosmphobia →
autophobia 65% match — The morbid fear of being alone or of oneself. vs aphenphosmphobia →
philemaphobia 64% match — An abnormal or irrational fear of kissing. vs aphenphosmphobia →
syphilophobia 64% match — A morbid fear of syphilis. vs aphenphosmphobia →
stasiphobia 63% match — A morbid fear of standing upright. vs aphenphosmphobia →
dendrophobia 62% match — A morbid fear of trees. vs aphenphosmphobia →