Dictionary

ailurophobia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌaɪljʊəɹəˈfəʊbɪ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /eɪˌlʊɹəˈfoʊbi.ə/ (General-American)
• /aɪˌlʊɹəˈfoʊbi.ə/ (General-American)

Etymology

First recorded in 1905. From ailuro- (“cat”) + -phobia (“fear, hatred”), both from Ancient Greek.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) An irrational fear or hatred of cats or other felines.
   • Whatever the cause there are many recorded instances of persons suffering from ailurophobia exhibiting symptoms of distress in rooms which apparently contained no cats; later cats would be discovered, hidden behind curtains or in closets. 1920, Carl Can Vechten, The Tiger In The House, pages 62–63:
   • Ailourophobia†, (Katiphobia, or Gatophobia,) is a typical monomania. The fear of cats in certain monopsychoneurotic and psychopathic persons dates back to the beginning of the life of the feline. 1906, Charles H. Hughes, “Psychoencephalonasthenia or Cerebrasthenia Simplex, and Psychoencephalonasthenia or Cerebrasthenia Insaniens”, in The Alienist and Neurologist, volume 27, St. Louis, Mo.: Henry L. Hughes, page 166:

Forms

Antonyms

ailurophilia

Relateds

Ailuroidea · ailurophobe · ailurophobic

Synonyms

felinophobia · gatophobia · galeophobia

Translations (49)

kn ಬೆಕ್ಕಂಜಿಕೆ (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · de Aelurophobie (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · fr galéphobie (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · ru гатофо́бия (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · pt ailurofobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · pt elurofobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · uk галеофо́бія (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · de Ailurophobie (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · cmn 貓恐怖 /猫恐怖 (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · ta பூனையச்சம் (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · el αιλουροφοβία (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · kn ಬೆಕ್ಕಿನಂಜಿಕೆ (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · tr ailurofobi (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · cmn 恐貓症 /恐猫症 (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · no ailurofobi (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · ru галеофо́бия (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · pl ailurofobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · ro ailurofobie (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · es ailurofobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · it ailurofobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · hy աիլուրոֆոբիա (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · uk гатофо́бія (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · pt galeofobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · th อาการกลัวแมว (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · ca aelurofòbia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · et kassikartus (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · sv ailurofobi (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · fi ailurofobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · fi kissakammo (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · nl ailurofobie (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · pl gatofobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · fa گُربههراسی (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · et galeofoobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · fr ailurophobie (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · ru айлурофо́бия (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · pt catufobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · pl galeofobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · ja 猫恐怖症 (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · es elurofobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · et ailurofoobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · it elurofobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · bg айлурофобия (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · da ailurofobi (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · fr ailourophobie (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · uk айлурофо́бія (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · pl felinofobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · pt gatofobia (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · tr kedi korkusu (irrational fear or hatred for cats) · ca ailurofòbia (irrational fear or hatred for cats)