trypophobiathe fear of holes
What the word
the fear of holes
trypophobia
trypophobe (person affected)
tryptophobia (variant spelling)
trypophobic (adjective)
aichmophobia (related fear)
Synonym
trypophobia
fear of holes
trypophobic reaction (informal) hole anxiety (colloquial)
disgust response
repulsion (general) revulsion (general) disgust (general)
cluster of holes
holes (literal) dots (literal) perforations (literal)
irrational fear
phobia (general) specific phobia (clinical)
Thesaurus
trypophobia
Core concept
trypophobic (adj) aversion revulsion disgust
Triggers
holes (clustered) dots pores honeycomb lotus pod bubbles pips craters
Cluster patterns
cluster clump swarm aggregate grid matrix repetition
Bodily associations
skin pores freckles goosebumps rash blisters lesions pustules
Natural forms
honeycomb sponge coral wasp nest seed pod lotus coral reef pumice
Animal forms
surinam toad octopus skin frog eggs insect eggs coral polyp
Reactions
shudder itch crawl (sensation) nausea scratching recoil flinch
Related phobias
ophidiophobia (snakes) scoleciphobia (worms) entomophobia (insects)
Discourse
viral image (internet) trigger warning (online) phobia (clinical) meme
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