coulrophobia

[ kool-ruh-foh-bee-uh ]

nounPsychiatry.
  1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of clowns.

Origin of coulrophobia

1
First recorded in 1980-85; coulro- (perhaps from Greek kolon “limb”; with the sense of “stilt-walker,” hence “clown”) + -phobia

Other words from coulrophobia

  • coul·ro·pho·bic, adjective, noun

Words Nearby coulrophobia

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