Hylophobia

Hylophobia, also known as xylophobia, ylophobia, and dendrophobia, is a psychological disorder defined by an irrational fear of wood, forest or trees.[1] It is a type of specific phobia.

Etymology

The term hylophobia is derived from the Greek ὕλη hylo-, meaning "wood or forest", and phobo- meaning "fear".[2][3]

In popular culture

See also

References

  1. John G. Robertson, An Excess of Phobias and Manias: A Compilation of Anxieties, Obsessions, and Compulsions That Push Many Over the Edge of Sanity, Senior Scribe Publications (January 2003), p.103
  2. Hylo, Latin-Greek Cross references, Robertson’s Words for a Modern Age, Senior Scribe Publications, 2003, retrieved 07-11-2009
  3. Phobo-, Latin-Greek Cross references, Robertson’s Words for a Modern Age, Senior Scribe Publications, 2003, retrieved 07-11-2009


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