Cynophobe

/ˈsɪnəfoʊb/ noun

Definition

A person who has an intense fear of dogs.

Etymology

From Greek 'cyno-' meaning dog and '-phobe' meaning one who fears; the suffix '-phobe' comes from 'phobos' meaning fear in ancient Greek.

Kelly Says

Interestingly, many cynaphobes have had bad experiences with dogs, but some are born with the fear without any trauma—it suggests that fear of large predators was hard-wired into our distant primate ancestors!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንጩ አጥር
en-n-sh a-tar
ARالعربية
كاره للكلاب
kar-eh lil-kalab
BNবাংলা
কুকুর ভয় পায়
ku-ku-r bhoy pa-y
CACatalà
enemic de gossos
e-ne-mic de gos-sos
CSČeština
strach z psů
strach z psu
DADansk
hundeafrygtet
hund-e-a-fryg-tet
DEDeutsch
Hundefresser
hoon-deh-fress-er
ELΕλληνικά
φοβέτης σκύλων
fo-be-tes sk-ylon
ESEspañol
cinófobo
sin-oh-fo-boh
FAفارسی
دشمن سگ
dushman sag
FISuomi
koirankammo
koi-ran-kam-mo
FRFrançais
cynophobe
sin-oh-fobe
GUGU
કુતરાનો દુશ્મન
ku-tara-no du-sh-man
HAHA
ma'abuta kwatse
ma-a-bu-ta kw-at-se
HEעברית
מי שרואה כלבים
mi she ro-ah kal-av-im
HIहिन्दी
कुत्ते से डरने वाला
kut-te se dar-ne wa-la
HUMagyar
kutyaikrető
kut-ya-i-kret-ő
IDBahasa Indonesia
pembenci anjing
pem-ben-ci an-jing
IGIG
onye na-atụ ụkwụ
o-nye na-a-tu u-kwụ
ITItaliano
cinofobo
sin-oh-fo-boh
JA日本語
犬嫌い
ken-kirai
KKKK
иттерден ау
it-ter-den au
KMKM
អ្នកប្រឆាំងស្ត្រី
a-nək pra-ch-a-ng str-ee
KO한국어
개 싫어하는 사람
gae sil-eo-ha-neun sa-ram
MRMR
कुत्र्यांना आवडत नाही
ku-trya-na a-vad-ta na-hi
MSBahasa Melayu
pembenci anjing
pem-ben-ci an-jing
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်များ ခွေးများကို မကြိုက်
kyun-ta-w-mar khoo-e-mar-ko ma-kya-ik
NLNederlands
hondvreter
hond-vre-ter
NONorsk
hundfryktet
hund-fryk-tet
PAPA
ਕੁੱਤੇ ਦਾ ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣ
kut-te da du-sh-man
PLPolski
lękliwy wobec psów
lenk-li-wy vo-d-z psow
PTPortuguês
cinófobo
sin-oh-fo-boh
RORomână
cineva care are frică de câini
chi-ne-va ka-re are fri-că de kay-nee
RUРусский
боящийся собак
boy-a-shchi-ya sobak
SVSvenska
hundfient
hund-fi-ent
SWKiswahili
wapenzi wa mbwa
wa-pen-zi wa m-bwa
TAதமிழ்
நாய்களைப் பயப்படுகிறார்
naay-ka-lai-p pay-ap-pa-di-ki-ar
TEతెలుగు
కేతకలను భయపడతాడు
ke-tha-ka-la-nu bhay-pa-da-ta-du
THไทย
เกลียดสุนัข
khlit sunak
TLTL
mga ayaw sa aso
mga ay-aw sa a-so
TRTürkçe
köpeği düşman
kope-ji du-sh-man
UKУкраїнська
бояться собак
boy-at-sya sobak
URاردو
کُتے سے ڈرے
ku-tay se dar-ay
VITiếng Việt
người sợ chó
nguoi so cho
YOYO
ọ̀lọ́run ẹ̀kọ́
o-lo-run e-ko
ZH中文
怕狗的人
pà gǒu de rén
ZUZU
umshayeli wamaqhawe
um-sha-ye-li wa-ma-qha-we

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