ailourophobic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Example Sentences
- "Cat enthusiasts are by no means limited to withdrawn, frustrated individuals. People in all walks of life, especially in the professions, lean heavily toword^([sic]) feline pets. Unfortunately, large numbers of these cat enthusiasts harass landlord^([sic]) (and ailourophobic neighbors!) with their over-sized cat “families,” especially in the urban areas."
- "I and my kin—despite the variableness of humans, who worship us as gods in one era and burn us as devils in another—have managed to retain a sense of humor, too. If you don’t believe me introduce The Cat of Your Household into a room that contains one lone ailourophobic guest (that’s one of those strange creatures who gets all goosepimply in the presence of a member of our family) and enjoy the spectacle."
- "Ailourophobic people would hate to be in an enclosed space with this animal."
- "Thus, when spooked by the spectre of SPI, defenders of the tradition have responded with attacks on its purported devotion to ‘anarchy and paroxysms of self-expression’ (Calder and Tybout, 1987, p. 139) – hence the term ‘cat slinging’. Those of us who value the potential contributions from catologically flavoured varieties of subjective personal introspection have defended SPI against such ailourophobic assaults (Gould, 1995; Holbrook, 1995a)."
- "Cat Chat 4. Many folks who've tried for World Domination were Ailourophobic ( afraid of cats ) Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Hitler........"
- "That seems to be a rat, proof that cats guarded ailourophobic Medieval humans from the plague. And what did the noble Cat get in return for their generosity? The Spanish Inquisition, that's what!"
Etymology
From ailouro- + -phobic.