English

Noun

trichophobia ‎(uncountable)

1. A morbid fear of hair or diseases affecting the hair.
   • 2001, Anton Došen, Kenneth Day, Treating Mental Illness and Behavior Disorders in Children and Adults With Mental Retardation (page 79)

     Rivenq (1974) used a modified systematic desensitization procedure to eliminate trichophobia in a 13-year-old male […]

   • 2010, Ralph M. Trüeb, Desmond J. Tobin, Aging Hair (page 157)

     Manifestations of delusional disorder on the scalp may be psychogenic pseudoeffluvium, delusion of parasitosis, or trichophobia.