trypophobia

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek τρῦπα (trûpa, “hole”), compare Ancient Greek τρυπάω (trupáō, “bore”), +‎ -phobia (from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear, phobia”)), said to have been coined by a blogger from Ireland in 2005. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtɹɪpəˈfəʊbi.ə/ (General American) enPR: trĭ'pə-fōʹbē-ə, IPA(key): /ˌtɹɪpəˈfoʊbi.ə/ Rhymes: -əʊbiə Hyphenation: try‧po‧pho‧bia === Noun === trypophobia (uncountable) (psychology) An irrational or obsessive fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes, such as those found in honeycombs. [from 2005] 2015, Irena Milosevic, Trypophobia (Fear of Holes), Irena Milosevic, Randi E. McCabe (editors), Phobias: The Psychology of Irrational Fear, ABC-CLIO (Greenwood), page 401, In particular, individuals with trypophobia are fearful of clusters of holes that are found in a variety of objects and matter such as skin, coral, honeycombs, seed pods, and even aerated chocolate. ==== Related terms ==== trypophobe trypophobic ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === === Further reading === trypophobia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia