hemophobia

[ hee-muh-foh-bee-uh, hem-uh- ]

noun

, Psychiatry.

1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of blood.

Other Words From

• he·mo·pho·bic adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemophobia¹

First recorded in 1885–90; hemo- -phobia ( def )

Example Sentences

They may be like "Beth," a pseudonym, a middle school student in Boston whose hemophobia, or fear of blood, was so severe that even a figure of speech like "cut it out" could make her faint.

From Time Magazine Archive