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musophobia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The fear of mice (and rats).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a morbid fear of mice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: zoophobia

History

Etymology

From Latin mūs (“mouse”) or Ancient Greek μῦς (mûs, “mouse”) + -phobia.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: musofobie — fear of mice (and rats)
  • Dutch: murifobie — fear of mice (and rats)
  • Dutch: murofobie — fear of mice (and rats)
  • Dutch: surifobie — fear of mice (and rats)
  • French: musophobie — fear of mice (and rats)
  • German: Musophobie — fear of mice (and rats)
  • Hungarian: musofóbia — fear of mice (and rats)
  • Italian: musofobia — fear of mice (and rats)
  • Italian: murofobia — fear of mice (and rats)
  • Italian: muridofobia — fear of mice (and rats)
  • Italian: surifobia — fear of mice (and rats)
  • Portuguese: musofobia — fear of mice (and rats)