Meanings
noungaleophobia (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe irrational fear of sharks or dogfish.
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nounThe irrational fear of cats or felines.
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antonym(s) of “fear of cats”
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Origin
- Ancient Greekγαλεός
- Englishgaleophobia
From Ancient Greek γαλεός (galeós), a type of shark with weasel-like markings, derived from γαλῆ (galê), γαλέη (galéē, “weasel, cat”) + -phobia.
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Estonian galeofoobia
- galeofoobiairrational fear of sharks or dogfish
French galéphobie
- galéphobieirrational fear of sharks or dogfish
German Selachophobie
- Selachophobieirrational fear of sharks or dogfish
Greek γαλεοφοβία
- γαλεοφοβία (galeofovía)irrational fear of sharks or dogfish
Hungarian galeofóbia
- galeofóbiairrational fear of sharks or dogfish
Italian selacofobia
- selacofobiairrational fear of sharks or dogfish
Russian галеофо́бия, селахофо́бия
- галеофо́бия (galeofóbija)irrational fear of sharks or dogfish
- селахофо́бия (selaxofóbija)irrational fear of sharks or dogfish
Spanish selacofobia
- selacofobiairrational fear of sharks or dogfish
Ukrainian галеофо́бія, селахофо́бія
- галеофо́бія (haleofóbija)irrational fear of sharks or dogfish
- селахофо́бія (selaxofóbija)irrational fear of sharks or dogfish
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galeophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galeophobia
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“galeophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galeophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galeophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galeophobia.
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