Musophobia
Fear of mice or rats (also called muriphobia; intense aversion to rodents).
Musophobia
Fear of mice or rats (also called muriphobia; intense aversion to rodents).
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Examples
"Musophobia meant she couldn't sleep if she thought mice were in the walls."
"He refused to enter the shed due to musophobia after seeing a single mouse."
Mnemonic Trick
Muso/ muri- relating to mice — picture squeaking rodents to recall fear.
Additional Information
Common Symptoms:
"Avoidance of attics/basements, screaming or fleeing at sight, housechecks, sleep disturbance, nausea."
Etymology
From Latin mus, muris = mouse/rat + phobos = fear (muriphobia variant).
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