metrophobia

[ me-truh-foh-bee-uh ]

noun

1. a strong dislike of or aversion to poetry.
2. an irrational or disproportionate fear of poetry:

   Being forced to read John Donne's sonnets aloud in front of my English class gave me such bad metrophobia that I can't even look at greeting card poetry without getting sweaty palms and a dry mouth.

Other Words From

• met·ro·pho·bic adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of metrophobia¹

First recorded in 1985–90; metro- ¹( def ) + -phobia