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coprophobia

American

[kop-ruh-foh-bee-uh] / ˌkɒp rəˈfoʊ bi ə /

noun

Psychiatry.

an irrational or disproportionate fear of feces.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

coprophobic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of coprophobia

First recorded in 1930–35; copro- + -phobia

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