emetophobic

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/ɪˌmɛt.əˈfəʊ.bɪk/

adjective

Pertaining to, or afflicted with, emetophobia, a morbid fear of vomiting.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

adjectiveemetophobic (comparative more emetophobic, superlative most emetophobic)

comparative more emetophobic · superlative most emetophobic

  1. Pertaining to, or afflicted with, emetophobia, a morbid fear of vomiting.

    I’m emetophobic. I’m afraid of throw-up.

    2006 May 28, Regina Hall, “5 minutes with Regina Hall”, in Vibe, volume 14, number 5, →ISSN, page 54
    2 more examples

    I love to read; it was of my saving graces when I went through emetophobic episodes.

    2002, Jenna Glatzer, Paul Foxman, Conquering Panic and Anxiety Disorders, page 27

    This is a difficult chapter, as I am a mother myself and also emetophobic.

    2007, Nicolette Heaton-Harris, “Emetophobic Mothers”, in Living with Emetophobia: Coping with Extreme Fear of Vomiting, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 94

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