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発音

• IPA^(key): /ɪˌmɛt.əˈfəʊ.bi.ə/
• 韻: -əʊbiə

名詞

emetophobia (uncountable)

1. An inordinate fear of vomit or vomiting, especially in public.
   • 2010 June 15, Elizabeth Landau, “Who's afraid of snakes, spiders, vomit?”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     Faryl Zaklin, 38, of San Diego, California, is still overcoming a lifelong phobia that has given her numerous panic attacks; part of her recovery involved watching episodes of "Jackass" and "Family Guy." She has emetophobia: fear of vomit.

   • 2011 July 15, Dakshana Bascaramurty, “I had never vomited. Ever.”, in The Globe and Mail‎^[2]:

     Ignorant about vomiting before the incident, I was now terrified of it. I self-diagnosed myself with emetophobia – fear of vomiting.

   • 2012 November 6, Sarah Cawood; Nilufer Atik, “Sarah Cawood: Having a baby helped me get over sick phobia”, in Daily Mirror‎^[3]:

     Not many people have heard of the condition emetophobia but I’ve lived with it for over 30 years and it was a worry when I was pregnant with my son, Hunter, last year.

関連する語

• emetophobic