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Meaning #1:
a morbid fear of insects
Entomophobia
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Entomophobia (also known as insectophobia) is a common fear of or aversion to insects and similar arthropods, and even other "bugs", such as worms. Commonly, this condition might be referred to as the "fear of insects or bugs". This condition causes a slight to severe emotional reaction, a form of anxiety or a panic attack. It is a particular case of specific phobias, all of which have basically the same causes (differing mostly in the source of phobia) and similar choices of treatments.
Among notable cases are apiphobia (fear of bees) and arachnophobia (fear of spiders and scorpions).
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