trypophobia.
An irrational or obsessive fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes, such as those found in honeycombs.
Meaning & usage
An irrational or obsessive fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes, such as those found in honeycombs.
Where this word comes from
From Ancient Greek τρῦπα (trûpa, “hole”), compare Ancient Greek τρυπάω (trupáō, “bore”), + -phobia (from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear, phobia”)), said to have been coined by a blogger from Ireland in 2005.
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