different between phobia vs pedophobia

English

Etymology

c 1790, from words ending in -phobia, from Ancient Greek ????? (phóbos, “fear”). Compare ism, from -ism, itis, from -itis, and ana, from -ana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f??bi.?/
• Rhymes: -??bi?

Noun

phobia (plural phobias or phobiae or phobiæ)

1. An irrational, abnormal, or obsessive fear (of something).

   I know someone with a strange phobia of ladders.

Hyponyms

• See Category:en:Phobias.

Derived terms

Related terms

• -phobe
• -phobia
• -phobic

Translations

See also

• Category:Phobias
• Appendix:English unattested phobias

English

Etymology

pedo- +? -phobia

Noun

pedophobia (uncountable)

1. An irrational, obsessive fear or dislike of children.
   • 2015 February 11, Raymond Kethledge writing for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Waltherr-Willard v. Mariemont City Schools, case 14-3168:

     In 1997, Mariemont asked her to teach at the elementary school, but she said she could not do so because of her pedophobia.

2. An irrational or obsessive fear or dislike of pedophiles or pedophilia advocates.

Related terms

• pedophobe
• pedophobic