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ailurophobia

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ailurophobia [i‚lu̇·rə′fōb·ē·ə]
(psychology)
Abnormal fear of cats.


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Each page is devoted to a separate terror, from ailurophobia (fear of cats) to aichmophobia (fear of sharp objects, which sets off a fantastical re-creation of the drama of the three blind mice and the loss of their tails, terminating their careers as flying "mousecrobats").
16 Ailurophobia is the technical term for an abnormal fear of what?
Napoleon Bonaparte conquered Europe but throughout his life suffered from ailurophobia, the fear of cats.
 
 
 
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