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api·pho·bia | \ ˌā-pə-ˈfō-bē-ə 
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\Definition of apiphobia
: intense fear or dislike of bees : melissophobia There is a reason for my apiphobia. When I was little, I stepped on the wrong barn board and some angry bumblebees sent me to the emergency room …— Shane Brown
Other Words from apiphobia
apiphobe \ ˈā-pə-ˌfōb \ or apiphobic \ ˌā-pə-ˈfō-bik \ noun, plural apiphobes or apiphobics
\ or apiphobic \ ˌā-pə-ˈfō-bik \ noun, plural apiphobes or apiphobics
It is a scene to send the mildest apiphobe into a cold sweat.You step out into your backyard to enjoy the gentle breeze sipping your tea and honey and glance up into your tree, where, to your horror, you see a roiling mass of bees. — Paul Morse
apiphobic adjective
Class participant Cindy Lindow, 52, of St. Clair Township near Port Huron, is a newbie to beekeeping. She only recently abandoned her apiphobic ways. "I hate bees—I used to," she confessed. "I got stung when I was a kid." — Christine Rook
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The first known use of apiphobia was in 1868
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