🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

集合体恐怖症

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shūgōtai kyōfushō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Trypophobia/ˌtrɪp.əˈfoʊ.bi.ə/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"集合体恐怖症のため、小さな穴の集まりを見るのが苦手です。"

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As noun
  1. 1

    An aversion or extreme fear of objects, patterns, or irregularities featuring clusters of small holes or bumps, such as those found in honeycombs, sponges, or seed pods.

    "Looking at the close-up image of the lotus seed pod triggered her trypophobia immediately."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in 2005 on an internet forum, the term combines the Greek root 'trypa' meaning 'boring, drilling, or hole' with 'phobia' meaning 'fear'. It emerged in digital spaces to describe a specific, newly categorized visual aversion to clusters of small holes or bumps.

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