Home › Words › M › mycophobemycophobemycophobe means one who fears or dislikes fungi.EtymologyFrom myco- + -phobe.nounOne who fears or dislikes fungi.e.g.“Mycophobe or closet mycophile? It isn't always easy to tell the difference.” — 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 233:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.mycophagist 80% match — A person who eats fungi. vs mycophobe →fungophobia 78% match — An irrational fear of mushrooms or other fungi. vs mycophobe →mycophile 76% match — A person who likes hunting for, cooking or eating mushrooms and other edible fungi. vs mycophobe →mycophilia 75% match — The love of mushrooms. vs mycophobe →mycophagy 71% match — The eating of fungus. vs mycophobe →mycophagous 71% match — fungus-eating. vs mycophobe →mycophage 70% match — Any organism that eats fungus. vs mycophobe →mycetoid 66% match — Resembling a fungus. vs mycophobe →