Dictionary

cynophobia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌsaɪnəˈfəʊbi.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/ (General-American)

Etymology

From cyno- + -phobia. Piecewise doublet of canophobia.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.
   • This finding has significant implications for the study of cynophobia, since one would expect from the classical conditioning model of fear that a dog bite should have a lasting negative impact on a child's attitude toward dogs. 2001, Steven R. Lindsay, Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training: Etiology and Assessment of Behavior Problems, →ISBN, page 164:
   • Taffy's cynophobia, expressed in spitting, growling, melancholy miauling, served to ease the awkwardness of greeting between unprepared hostess and uninvited guest. 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 337:

Forms

Antonyms

cynophilia

Relateds

cynophile · cynophobe · cynophobiac · cynophobic

Synonyms

canophobia

Translations (20)

eo hundofobio (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · de Hundeangst (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · nb kynofobi (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · id sinofobia (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · sv kynofobi (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · nn kynofobi (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · pt cinofobia (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · nl kynofobie (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · pl kynofobia (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · de Kynophobie (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · lt kinofobija (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · es cinofobia (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · da kynofobi (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · it cinofobia (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · tr kinofobi (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · nl canofobie (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · de Canophobie (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · ms kinofobia (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · eo cinofobio (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines) · fr cynophobie (an irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines)