cynophobia

Definition

An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.

Etymology

From cyno- + -phobia. Piecewise doublet of canophobia.

Example Sentences

• "Taffy's cynophobia, expressed in spitting, growling, melancholy miauling, served to ease the awkwardness of greeting between unprepared hostess and uninvited guest."
• "This finding has significant implications for the study of cynophobia, since one would expect from the classical conditioning model of fear that a dog bite should have a lasting negative impact on a child's attitude toward dogs."