trypophobia

Meaning

Noun

An irrational or obsessive fear of irregular patterns or clusters of small holes, such as those found in honeycombs.

Origin

From Ancient Greek τρῦπα -phobia (from Ancient Greek φόβος ("fear, phobia")), said to have been coined by a blogger from Ireland in 2005.

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