Home › Words › S › selachophobiaselachophobiaselachophobia · noun — unreasonable fear or dislike of sharks.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “shark”) + -phobia.nounUnreasonable fear or dislike of sharks.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.elasmophobia 80% match — A fear of sharks. vs selachophobia →galeophobia 79% match — The irrational fear of sharks or dogfish. vs selachophobia →selenophobia 60% match — An abnormal or irrational fear of the Moon. vs selachophobia →sharkish 58% match — Having shark-like characteristics, such as fierceness or agility. vs selachophobia →chelonaphobia 58% match — The fear of turtles (including tortoises). vs selachophobia →hydrophobophobia 58% match — The fear of hydrophobia, or rabies. vs selachophobia →porcophobia 57% match — A fear or dislike of pigs. vs selachophobia →satanophobia 57% match — A fear of Satan. vs selachophobia →