Hematophobia

/ˌhɛmətəˈfoʊbiə/ noun

Definition

An intense, irrational fear of blood that can cause panic or fainting in affected people.

Etymology

From Greek 'haima' (blood) + 'phobos' (fear). This psychiatric term emerged in the late 1800s as phobias were being formally classified and named in clinical literature.

Kelly Says

Hematophobia is more common than you'd think—some people with this phobia faint when seeing blood because their body's nervous system goes into a crash response, not because they're squeamish!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የአይነት paura
ye-a-ynet paura
ARالعربية
فوبيا الدم
fūbiya ad-dam
BNবাংলা
রক্ত ভয়
rakt-bhay
CACatalà
hematofòbia
heh-mah-toh-foh-bee-ah
CSČeština
hematofobie
heh-mah-toh-fo-bee
DADansk
blodforrædsel
blod-for-red-sel
DEDeutsch
Blutphobie
bloot-foh-bee
ELΕλληνικά
αιμοφοβία
a-ee-moh-foh-bee-ah
ESEspañol
hematofobia
heh-mah-toh-FO-bee-ah
FAفارسی
hematophobia
heh-mah-toh-foh-bee-ah
FISuomi
verikammo
ve-ri-kam-mo
FRFrançais
hématophobie
eh-mah-toh-foh-bee
GUGU
રક્ત-ભય
rak-t-bhay
HAHA
hematophobia
heh-mah-toh-foh-bee-ah
HEעברית
פוביה דם
fob-ee-ah dam
HIहिन्दी
रक्त-भय
rakt-bhay
HUMagyar
vérfélelem
ver-fe-le-lem
IDBahasa Indonesia
hematofobia
heh-mah-toh-FO-bee-ah
IGIG
hematophobia
heh-mah-toh-foh-bee-ah
ITItaliano
ematofobia
eh-mah-toh-foh-bee-ah
JA日本語
血恐怖症
けつきょうふしょう
KKKK
hematophobia
heh-mah-toh-foh-bee-ah
KMKM
hematophobia
heh-mah-toh-foh-bee-ah
KO한국어
혈포비아
hyeol-po-bi-a
MRMR
रक्ताभय
rakta-abhay
MSBahasa Melayu
hematophobia
heh-mah-toh-foh-bee-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေပြည်
shwe-pyi
NLNederlands
bloedangst
bloed-angst
NONorsk
blodforrædsel
blod-for-red-sel
PAPA
ਖ਼ੂਨ ਡਰ
khoon-dar
PLPolski
hematofobia
heh-mah-toh-foh-bee-ah
PTPortuguês
hematofobia
heh-mah-toh-FO-bee-ah
RORomână
hematofobie
heh-mah-toh-foh-bee-ah
RUРусский
гематофобія
gematofobiya
SVSvenska
blodfobi
blod-foh-bee
SWKiswahili
hematophobia
heh-mah-toh-foh-bee-ah
TAதமிழ்
இரத்த பயம்
i-rat-ta-payam
TEతెలుగు
రక్త భయం
ra-ktha-bhayam
THไทย
กลัวเลือด
glua-luat
TLTL
hematophobia
heh-mah-toh-foh-bee-ah
TRTürkçe
hematofobi
heh-mah-toh-foh-bee
UKУкраїнська
гематофобія
gematofobiya
URاردو
خوف خون
khawf-e-khun
VITiếng Việt
sợ máu
so mau
YOYO
hematophobia
heh-mah-toh-foh-bee-ah
ZH中文
血恐惧症
xuèkǒngqùzhèng
ZUZU
hematophobia
heh-mah-toh-foh-bee-ah

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