noun
- an intense, irrational fear of cats
Usage: from Latin fēlīs (cat) + Greek -phobos (fear)
Examples
- Her felinophobia made it impossible for her to visit friends who owned cats.
- The therapist helped him overcome his felinophobia through gradual exposure.
- People with felinophobia often experience anxiety even when a cat is in the same room.
- His felinophobia developed after a frightening encounter with a stray cat as a child.
- Despite her felinophobia, she decided to adopt a kitten to challenge her fear.