Meaning & use
Ophiophobia
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An intense, irrational fear of snakes.
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His ophiophobia was so severe he wouldn't even look at pictures of snakes.
The therapist used gradual exposure to help the patient overcome her ophiophobia.
A note on using this word
Formed from the Greek 'ophis' (snake) and 'phobos' (fear); it is closely related to but distinct from 'herpetophobia,' the fear of reptiles generally.
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snake phobia
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