melissophobia

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noun

A morbid fear of bees.

OriginAncient Greek μέλισσα →
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Meanings

nounmelissophobia (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableA morbid fear of bees.

    My anxieties about bees border on melissophobia.

    2019, KJ Hannah Greenberg, Walnut Street
    2 more examples

    I then explain that the intruder was preplanned and that he has a phobia: Melissophobia, the intense fear of bees.

    1996, William Mooney, David Holt, The Storyteller's Guide, page 151

    "I have melissophobia." "You have melissa-what-ia!?" asked Gautham. "Melissophobia, a fear of bees," explained Prajith.

    2023, P. Prajith, Secrets of Puli Malai

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέλισσα“bee”
  2. Englishmelissophobia

From Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa, “bee”) + -phobia. By surface analysis, melisso- + -phobia.

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APA

melissophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melissophobia

MLA

“melissophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melissophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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