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trichophobia en · NOUN

Etymology

From tricho- + -phobia.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A morbid fear of hair or diseases affecting the hair.
    • Rivenq (1974) used a modified systematic desensitization procedure to eliminate trichophobia in a 13-year-old male[…] 2001, Anton Došen, Kenneth Day, Treating Mental Illness and Behavior Disorders in Children and Adults With Mental Retardation, page 79:
    • Manifestations of delusional disorder on the scalp may be psychogenic pseudoeffluvium, delusion of parasitosis, or trichophobia. 2010, Ralph M. Trüeb, Desmond J. Tobin, Aging Hair, page 157:

Antonyms

trichomania · trichophilia

Coordinates

trichotillomania

Synonyms

chaetophobia