leprophobia

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leprophobia

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From leprosy + -phobia.

noun lepraphobia

uncountable An irrationally excessive fear of Hansen's disease (leprosy) and lepers. I therefore entreat you to beware of the lepro-phobia that appears to be coming upon us.
uncountable Deep-seated loathing or hatred of lepers. Do not treat for leprosy unless the diagnosis is established. Nothing is harder to cure than leprophobia.

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@misc{leprophobia_2026,
  title = {leprophobia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/leprophobia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}