emetophobia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪˌmɛt.əˈfəʊ.bi.ə/
Etymology
From emeto- + -phobia.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
Not many people have heard of the condition emetophobia but I’ve lived with it for over 30 years and it was a worry when I was pregnant with my son, Hunter, last year.
2012 November 6, Sarah Cawood, Nilufer Atik, “Sarah Cawood: Having a baby helped me get over sick phobia”, in Daily Mirror:Ignorant about vomiting before the incident, I was now terrified of it. I self-diagnosed myself with emetophobia – fear of vomiting.
2011 July 15, Dakshana Bascaramurty, “I had never vomited. Ever.”, in The Globe and Mail:Faryl Zaklin, 38, of San Diego, California, is still overcoming a lifelong phobia that has given her numerous panic attacks; part of her recovery involved watching episodes of "Jackass" and "Family Guy." She has emetophobia: fear of vomit.
2010 June 15, Elizabeth Landau, “Who's afraid of snakes, spiders, vomit?”, in CNN:
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Translations (9)
ko 구토공포증 (fear of vomiting) · pt emetofobia (fear of vomiting) · fr émétophobie (fear of vomiting) · fi emetofobia (fear of vomiting) · cmn 呕吐恐惧症 (fear of vomiting) · tr emetofobi (fear of vomiting) · ja 嘔吐恐怖症 (fear of vomiting) · et emetofoobia (fear of vomiting) · ru эметофобия (fear of vomiting)