trypophobia | Meaning & Origin

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On a GeoCities now-defunct page dedicated to “all of us weirdoes who have an irrational fear of HOLES,” Louise stated she settled on <i>trypophobia</i> as a name for this fear. The word is based on the Greek <em>trŷpa</em>, meaning “hole,” and the combining form <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/-phobia" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>–phobia</i></a>, meaning “fear.” The word is modeled on other phobias (e.g., <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/arachnophobia" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>arachnophobia</i></a>, <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/claustrophobia" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>claustrophobia</i></a>). n.</p> <p>Interest in the term on Google Trends took off in 2011 with popular media coverage of the topic. In 2016, <i>trypophobia</i> made headlines when celebrity Kendall Jenner said she suffers from it.</p> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c4X0PPt-zWg?rel=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></p> <p><em>Trypophobia</em> is not currently considered a <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mental--disorder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mental disorder</a> by the American Psychiatric Association’s <em>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders</em>. This is because it has not been found to cause fear that impairs or prevents a person from living their everyday life. But there has been growing awareness around the term, with many people in online communities identifying as having such <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/aversion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">aversions</a>.</p> <p>Researchers have proposed different theories about why such reactions might happen. Some trace it to natural fear of dangerous animals whose appearance includes things like clusters of bumps or patterns of small circles.</p> <p><i>Trypophobia</i>-inducing images tend to include small, high-<a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/contrast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">contrast</a> patterns, which might recall the patterns of dangerous animals and disease symptoms such as skin <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/lesion" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lesions</a>. Childhood events may also help explain <i>trypophobia</i>: a clustered or hole-y object may <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/trigger" target="_blank" rel="noopener">trigger</a> in them traumatizing memories, such as the bumps of a serious allergic reaction from a bee sting. Lotus pods are a common trigger, as are sponges, coral, fungi, honeycombs, strawberry and cantaloupe seeds, animal spots, and even holes and bumps on skin.</p> <p>For those who experience it, symptoms may include itching and, crawling sensations, nausea, and shakiness. The reaction, according to scientists, seems to be more of disgust than fear, as seen with established phobias. 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