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Haphephobia vs Taphephobia - What's the difference?

haphephobia | taphephobia |

As nouns the difference between haphephobia and taphephobia

is that haphephobia is the fear of being touched while taphephobia is the fear of being buried alive.

haphephobia

English

Noun

(-)
  • The fear of being touched.
  • * 1894 , Annual of the Universal Medical Sciences , Volume 2, unnumbered page:
    • It is necessary to distinguish haphephobia from the syndrome described under the name of délire de toucher , the emotional disturbance produced especially after contact.
  • * 2011 , E. L. James, Fifty Shades Darker , Vintage Books (2012), ISBN 9780345803498, page 412:
    • He realizes that his goal is a loving relationship with you. It's that simple, and that's what we're working on now. Of course there are obstacles—his haphephobia , for one."
    His what? I gasp.
    “I'm sorry. I mean his fear of being touched," Dr. Flynn says, shaking his head as if scolding himself.
  • * 2013 , Leesia Lindsay, "Paranormal Encounters", in From Every Corner , iUniverse (2013), ISBN 9781475992076, page 10:
    • My hair stood on end all over my body and my haphephobia , the fear of being touched, kicked into full gear.
  • *
    • English words suffixed with -phobia

    taphephobia

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • the fear of being buried alive.