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snake-fright en · NOUN

Etymology

From snake + -fright.

Meanings

1. (rare, uncountable) A fear of snakes; ophiophobia.
   • The psychology of snake-fright might well be likened to the "Jaws effect," though thank goodness no one has made a film about a killer snake terrorizing Long Island parking lots. 1987, Arthur Rosenfeld, Exotic Pets, page 26:
   • A slithering back porch visitor and a kindly sign painter helped a young mother overcome snake fright. 1992, Wisconsin Natural Resources, volumes 16-17:
   • Trapped on the bridge, men hollered like women with snake-fright, brave men screaming 2015, Ralph Peters, Valley of the Shadow: A Novel:
   • The only means he could think of to counteract his snake fright was to expose himself to the possibilities of any such danger: […] 1977, Kamleshwar, Summer Days, page 84:

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Synonyms

snake fear