metrophobia
Americannoun
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a strong dislike of or aversion to poetry.
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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.
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Etymology
Origin of metrophobia
First recorded in 1985–90; metro- 1 ( def. ) + -phobia
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