zoophobianoun
Factsheet
What does the noun zoophobia mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zoophobia. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the noun zoophobia?
| 1890 | 0.0011 |
| 1900 | 0.0019 |
| 1910 | 0.0024 |
| 1920 | 0.0027 |
| 1930 | 0.0032 |
| 1940 | 0.0038 |
| 1950 | 0.0042 |
| 1960 | 0.0045 |
| 1970 | 0.0042 |
| 1980 | 0.0038 |
| 1990 | 0.0037 |
| 2000 | 0.0035 |
| 2010 | 0.0033 |
How is the noun zoophobia pronounced?
British English
U.S. English
Where does the noun zoophobia come from?
Earliest known use
1880s
The earliest known use of the noun zoophobia is in the 1880s.
OED's earliest evidence for zoophobia is from 1888, in American Journal of Psychology.
Nearby entries
- zoophagous, adj.1788–
- zoophagy, n.1849–
- zoophile, n.1885–
- zoophilia, n.1894–
- zoophilic, adj.1884–
- zoophilism, n.1867–
- zoophilist, n.1829–
- zoophilite, n.1879–
- zoophilous, adj.1881–
- zoophily, n.1830–
- zoophobia, n.1888–
- zoophysical, adj.1820–
- zoophysics, n.1887–
- zoophysiology, n.1803–
- zoophytal, adj.1756–
- zoophyte, n.1606–
- zoophytic, adj.1808–
- zoophytical, adj.1779–
- zoophytish, adj.1854–80
- zoophytist, n.1814–62
- zoophytography, n.1735–1905
Meaning & use
- 1888–Fear of or strong aversion to animals.
- 1888
Zoophobia was so intense that the sight of hens, cats, etc., caused pallor, tremor, etc.
American Journal of Psychology vol. 1 356 - 1901
Experience of superior faculty awakens consciousness of superior power..and rends the shackles of zoöphobia.
American Anthropologist vol. 3 12 - 2015
The tabby kitten was a quivering mass of fur and bones when my mother scooped her up from the roadside and brought her home. My sister, with her zoophobia, promptly locked herself inside the kitchen.
Northlines (New Delhi, India) (Nexis) 2 October
- zoophobia1888–Fear of or strong aversion to animals.
the world health mental health and illness mental illness specific type of mental illness anxiety conditions [nouns] phobias- pneumatophobia1678–Dread or abhorrence of the spiritual.
- hydrophobia1760–In etymological sense: Dread or horror of water. Also figurative madness.
- aerophobia1771–Dislike of fresh air; irrational fear of draughts. Now rare.
- panophobia1784–A condition characterized by groundless fears or fear of everything; generalized anxiety; = pantophobia, n. Also: †sudden panic (obsolete).
- phobia1786–A fear, horror, strong dislike, or aversion; esp. an extreme or irrational fear or dread aroused by a particular object or circumstance.
- papyrophobia1790Fear of paper.
- pantophobia1807–Originally: †hydrophobia (rabies) (obsolete). Later: a condition characterized by groundless or irrational fears; fear of everything; generalized…
- cynophobia1827–Aversion to and dread of dogs.
- choleraphobia1831–Extreme or irrational fear of contracting cholera (cholera, n. 4).
- necrophobia1833–A horror of death or anything associated with death; esp. an extreme fear of dead bodies.
- phoby1834–43With the. Hydrophobia.
- syphilomania1838–The delusional belief or irrational fear that one is infected (or still infected) with syphilis. Cf. syphilophobia, n. Now historical.
- hippophobia1840–Intense fear of or aversion to horses.
- phonophobia1841–Fear of speaking; an instance of this. Now rare or disused.
- syphilophobia1842–Irrational or excessive fear of becoming or being infected with syphilis; the delusional belief that one has syphilis; an instance of this. Cf. sy…
- scotophobia1844–Fear or dislike of the dark. Also (Zoology and Bacteriology): movement away from darkness; preference for an illuminated environment.
- astrophobia1855–†a. A fear of the influence of the stars (obsolete); b. a fear of lightning; = astraphobia, n.
- hypnophoby1855–A morbid dread of falling asleep (New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1886).
- haematophobia1857–= haemophobia, n. (Dunglison, 1857).
- pyrophobia1858–Extreme fear of fire.
- sitomania1859–a. Fear of eating or refusal to eat as a symptom of mental illness (cf. sitophobia, n.); b. excessive or compulsive consumption of food, esp. as a…
- sitophobia1859–Fear of eating, refusal to eat, or aversion to food or certain foods, esp. as a symptom of mental or physical illness; cf. sitiophobia, n.
- thanatophobia1860–Morbid fear of death.
- Satanophobia1861–Extreme fear or dread of the Devil.
- batrachophobia1863–Dread of or aversion to frogs, toads, newts, etc.
- panphobia1870–= pantophobia, n.
- agoraphobia1871–Fear of entering open or crowded places, of leaving one's own home, or of being in places from which escape is difficult; an anxiety disorder…
- bogeyphobia1872–Dread of bogies.
- pathophobia1873–Unwarranted concern about one's health, hypochondria; an instance of this.
- aquaphobia1875–Aversion to, or fear of water; (now usually) fear of drowning in a body of water. Cf. hydrophobia, n.
- toxiphobia1876–Fear of being poisoned, as a form of insanity or monomania.
- claustrophobia1879–A morbid dread of confined places; also transferred.
- mysophobia1879–Irrational fear of dirt or defilement.
- siderodromophobia1879–Originally: = railway spine, n. In later use also: irrational fear of railways or railway travel.
- monophobia1880–Fear of being alone.
- phthisiophobia1883–An irrational or exaggerated fear of tuberculosis.
- sitiophobia1884–Fear of eating, refusal to eat, or aversion to food or certain foods, as a symptom of mental or physical illness; cf. sitophobia, n.
- heliophobia1885–Dread of or shrinking from sunlight, photophobia.
- ochlophobia1885–Fear of or aversion to crowds.
- sitiomania1887–†a. Fear of eating or refusal to eat, as a symptom of mental illness (cf. sitiophobia, n.) (obsolete rare); b. excessive or compulsive…
- acrophobia1888–Fear of being in high places.
- zoophobia1888–Fear of or strong aversion to animals.
- leprophobia1889–Irrational or excessive fear of becoming or being infected with leprosy; fear or loathing of people with leprosy.
- nosophobia1889–Excessive or irrational fear of disease.
- pamphobia1890–92= panophobia, n.
- pediculophobia1890–Dread of infestation with lice, accompanied by the delusional belief that one has such an infection.
- polyphobia1890–Fear of many things.
- nyctophobia1892–Extreme fear of the night or of darkness.
- bacteriophobia1894–Irrational fear or dislike of bacteria.
- erythrophobia1894–a. Fear of blushing; b. hypersensitivity to the colour red.
- tuberculophobia1894–Irrational or excessive fear of becoming or being infected with tuberculosis; an instance of this.
- taeniiphobia1897–Morbid fear of tapeworm.
- thalassophobia1897–A morbid dread of the sea.
- topophobia1899–A morbid dread of certain places.
- dysmorphophobia1900–Originally: irrational fear of having or acquiring a flaw in one's physical appearance. Later: spec. = body dysmorphic disorder, n.
- musicophobiaa1901–Hatred of music.
- akathisia1903–Inability to sit down or to remain seated, resulting from a subjective need or desire to move, frequently accompanied by sensations of muscular…
- cremnophobia1903–A morbid dread of precipices or steep places.
- anemophobia1904–Fear of wind.
- ailurophobia1905–Intense fear of or aversion to cats.
- brontophobia1905–Combining form of Greek βροντή thunder, as in brontogram n. British English/ˈbrɒntə(ʊ)ɡram/ U.S. English/ˈbrɑn(t)əˌɡræm/ the record made by a…
- symbolophobia1911–A morbid dread of having one's actions interpreted symbolically.
- phobism1914–A morbid fear of or aversion to something; a phobia.
- arachnophobia1925–Irrational fear of spiders.
- school phobia1930–Excessive and apparently irrational anxiety about or fear of attending school.
- coprophobia1934–An abnormal repugnance toward fæces.
- mycophobia1957–Suspicion of or reluctance to eat mushrooms, toadstools, or other fungi.
- arachniphobia1966–= arachnophobia, n.
- computer phobia1972–Fear or mistrust of computer technology; an aversion to using computers, esp. apprehension or reluctance among novice users. Cf. cyberphobia, n.
- coulrophobia1997–Extreme or irrational fear of clowns.
Pronunciation
British English
U.S. English
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Consonants
- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.
View the pronunciation model here.
Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.
Consonants
b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values
- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige
Vowels
- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot
Frequency
zoophobia typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
zoophobia is in frequency band 2, which contains words occurring between 0.001 and 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of zoophobia, n., 1890–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1890 | 0.0011 |
| 1900 | 0.0019 |
| 1910 | 0.0024 |
| 1920 | 0.0027 |
| 1930 | 0.0032 |
| 1940 | 0.0038 |
| 1950 | 0.0042 |
| 1960 | 0.0045 |
| 1970 | 0.0042 |
| 1980 | 0.0038 |
| 1990 | 0.0037 |
| 2000 | 0.0035 |
| 2010 | 0.0033 |