Hyalophobia
Fear of glass (fragility, shattering, or being cut by glass).
Hyalophobia
Fear of glass (fragility, shattering, or being cut by glass).
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Examples
"Hyalophobia made her avoid glassware and modern glass architecture."
"After an injury, hyalophobia made him fear any situation involving broken glass."
Mnemonic Trick
Hyal- = glass (hyalos) — imagine shards and cuts to recall fear.
Additional Information
Common Symptoms:
"Avoidance of glass objects, anxiety about shards/breakage, refusal to enter glass buildings, tactile hypersensitivity."
Etymology
From Greek hyalos = glass + phobos = fear (also spelled hyelophobia).
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