Meanings
nounarachnophobia (usually uncountable, plural arachnophobias)
plural arachnophobias · alternative arachnephobia · alternative arachniphobia
- uncountableusuallyAn abnormal or irrational fear of arachnids, especially spiders.
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2024 August 11, Andrew Torgan, Daniel Wine, “Start your week smart: Gymnast stripped of medal, Brazil plane crash, Trump campaign hack, fighting inside Russia”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Aug 2024Synonyms: araneophobia, spiderphobia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn abnormal or irrational fear of arachnids, especially spiders.
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Origin
- Englisharachno-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰógʷos
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰógʷos
- Ancient Greekφόβος (phóbos)
- Englisharachnophobia
From arachno- + -phobia, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). Piecewise doublet of araneophobia.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic رُهَاب اَلْعَنَاكِب
- رُهَاب اَلْعَنَاكِب (ruhāb al-ʕanākib)an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Catalan aracnofòbia
- aracnofòbiaan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Chinese Mandarin 蜘蛛恐懼症 /蜘蛛恐惧症
- 蜘蛛恐懼症 /蜘蛛恐惧症 (zhīzhū kǒngjùzhèng)an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Czech arachnofobie
- arachnofobiean abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Dutch arachnofobie, spinnenfobie
- arachnofobiean abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
- spinnenfobiean abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
- spinnenangstan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
- spinnenvreesan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Esperanto araneofobio
- araneofobioan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Estonian arahnofoobia
- arahnofoobiaan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Finnish hämähäkkikammo, araknofobia
- hämähäkkikammoan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
- araknofobiaan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
French arachnophobie
- arachnophobiean abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
German Arachnophobie, Spinnenangst
- Arachnophobiean abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
- Spinnenangstan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Greek αραχνοφοβία
- αραχνοφοβία (arachnofovía)an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Hawaiian kipona makaʻu nananana
- kipona makaʻu nanananaan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Hebrew אָרַכְנוֹפוֹבְּיָה
- אָרַכְנוֹפוֹבְּיָה (arakhnofóbya)an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Hungarian arachnofóbia
- arachnofóbiaan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Icelandic köngullóafælni
- köngullóafælnian abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Irish aracnafóibe, uamhan damhán alla
- aracnafóibean abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
- uamhan damhán allaan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Italian aracnofobia
- aracnofobiaan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Japanese 蜘蛛恐怖症
- 蜘蛛恐怖症 (kumo-kyōfushō)an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Korean 거미공포증
- 거미공포증 (geomigongpojeung)an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Polish arachnofobia
- arachnofobiaan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Portuguese aracnofobia
- aracnofobiaan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Romanian arahnofobie
- arahnofobiean abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Russian арахнофо́бия
- арахнофо́бия (araxnofóbija)an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Spanish aracnofobia
- aracnofobiaan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Swahili hofu ya buibui
- hofu ya buibuian abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Swedish arachnofobi, spindelfobi
- arachnofobian abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
- spindelfobian abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Tagalog takot-gagamba
- takot-gagambaan abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Turkish araknofobi
- araknofobian abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Ukrainian арахнофо́бія
- арахнофо́бія (araxnofóbija)an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with arachnophobia
phobiahomophobiaxenophobiaagoraphobiaclaustrophobiaaphobiaZenobiaphotophobiaacrophobiahydrophobiaablutophobiaacephobiaacousticophobiaadverbophobiaaerophobiaagraphobiaaibohphobiaaichmophobiaalgophobiaaltophobiaamathophobiaamaxophobiaambulophobiaandrophobia
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
arachnophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachnophobia
MLA
“arachnophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachnophobia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arachnophobia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arachnophobia.
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