catoptrophobia

Definition

The fear of mirrors.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάτοπτρον (kátoptron, “mirror”) + -phobia.

Example Sentences

• "I wondered what was at the root of Shingo's catoptrophobia - his irrational dread of mirrors."
• "Pundit Bill O'Reilly grapples with "panophobia" (the fear of everything) while, strangely, Rush Limbaugh battles both "catoptrophobia," the fear of mirrors and "Walloonphobia," the fear of the Walloons."
• "If someone suffers from catoptrophobia (fear of mirrors), he sees mirrors, and their reflections, as dangerous."