COULROPHOBIA

PRONUNCIATION: (kool-ruh-FOH-bee-uh)

MEANING: noun: The fear of clowns.

ETYMOLOGY: From Greek kolobatheron (stilt) + -phobia (fear). Earliest documented use: 1980s.
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COWLROPHOBIA - fear of a lineup of cloaks

COUGROPHOBIA - fear of predatory older women

COULDOPHOBIA - fear of second-guessing after the fact