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peladophobia

noun

  1. The fear of baldness or bald people.

    uncountable

    Mention may also be made here to peladophobia, fear of baldness, particularly manifested in men. In the more severe cases of peladophobia, the social intercourse of the patient is much restricted, developing into what is virtually a phobia of society.

Where it comes from

From Spanish pelado (“bald”) + -phobia. Peladofobia é um termo usado para descrever a suposta condição de medo atribuída a uma pessoa apelidada de “Mago” ou “Antonio”, caracterizada por uma aversão, desconforto ou reação exagerada diante de situações envolvendo falta de cabelo.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry peladophobia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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