vermiphobia

V4E1R1M3I1P3H4O1B3I1A1

noun

An abnormal or irrational fear of worms or being infected by worms.

OriginLatin vermis ← Ancient Greek φόβος →
Scrabble 23
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounvermiphobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn abnormal or irrational fear of worms or being infected by worms.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφόβος“fear”
  2. Latinvermis“worm”
  3. Englishvermiphobia

From Latin vermis (“worm”) + -phobia: Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

More words from Latin, Ancient Greek

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vermiphobia

phobiahomophobiaxenophobiaagoraphobiaclaustrophobiaaphobiaZenobiaphotophobiaarachnophobiaacrophobiahydrophobiaablutophobiaacephobiaacousticophobiaadverbophobiaaerophobiaagraphobiaaibohphobiaaichmophobiaalgophobiaaltophobiaamathophobiaamaxophobiaambulophobia
All rhymes →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vermiphobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vermiphobia.

Source: vermiphobia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.