trypophobia

trypophobia
n.
An unusually strong fear of, or aversion to, holes, particularly tiny holes that appear clustered together.
—trypophobic adj.
—trypophobe n.
Example Citations:
I have a phobia. Well, it's not a fear so much as this deep-seated existential disgust. ... It is ... clusters. Specifically, irregular clusters of organically shaped holes or bumps. ... But it turns out this seems common, though I can't find a single bit of research or any articles about it. There are even Internet-coined terms for it: trypophobia, or repetitive pattern phobia.
—K. Williams Brown, " The improbable horror of clusters: http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20101212/COLUMN0811/12120311/The-improbable-horror-of-clusters," Statesman Journal, December 12, 2010
So, while on-line tonight, I decided to google "fear of holes." A bunch of forums that are related to phobias jumped out at me, and after several readings, I realized that I suffer from trypophobia.
—" Trypophobia: http://www.mortgagnews.com/6690/," Mortgage News, October 13, 2010
Earliest Citation:
Anyway...the name for the phobia is trypophobia. There are actually quite a few people with the phobia, but most of them are girls.
—catiedowen46051, " Phobia of Holes: http://www.socialphobiaworld.com/phobia-of-holes-1436/\#post45528," SocialPhobiaWorld.com, April 27, 2006
Notes:
This word combines the Greek terms trypa, "hole" and phobia, "fear".
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