cynophobia

From cyno- +‎ -phobia.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsaɪnəˈfəʊbi.ə/
• Rhymes: -əʊbiə
• Homophone: Sinophobia

cynophobia (usually uncountable, plural cynophobias)

1. An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.
   • 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 337:

     Taffy's cynophobia, expressed in spitting, growling, melancholy miauling, served to ease the awkwardness of greeting between unprepared hostess and uninvited guest.

   • 2001, Steven R. Lindsay, Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training: Etiology and Assessment of Behavior Problems, →ISBN, page 164:

     This finding has significant implications for the study of cynophobia, since one would expect from the classical conditioning model of fear that a dog bite should have a lasting negative impact on a child's attitude toward dogs.

• cynophilia

• cynophobe
• cynophobiac
• cynophobic
• cynophile