turophobia

[toor-uh-foh-bee-uh, tur-]

noun

1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of cheese.

Other Word Forms

• turophobic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of turophobia¹

First recorded in 2005–10; from tur-, a variant of Greek tȳrós “cheese” + -o- ( def. ) + -phobia

Example Sentences

Lofland’s sister, Catherine Bixler​, 27, an accountant in Houston, suffers from turophobia  – the fear of cheese.

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