Berührungsangst
German, noun/bəˈʁyːʁʊŋsˌʔaŋst/
Berührungsangst is spelled B-E-R-Ü-H-R-U-N-G-S-A-N-G-S-T (15 letters) and appears about once in every 33 million words in written German, the 339,062nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Berührungsangst is a German feminine noun meaning “inhibition, scruple, demur, qualm, aversion, reservation (the fear of getting in contact with a person, topic, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Angst/Furcht vor körperlichen Berührungen oder sozialen Kontakten”.
What does Berührungsangst mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinhibition, scruple, demur, qualm, aversion, reservation (the fear of getting in contact with a person, topic, etc.)
- 2
femininehaphephobia (a rare specific phobia that involves the fear of touching or of being touched)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Angst/Furcht vor körperlichen Berührungen oder sozialen Kontakten 2. Furcht vor/Problem mit bestimmten Themen (oft Themen, die als neu, abweichend von einer Norm oder einer Mehrheitsmeinung angesehen werden)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Berührungsangst
- Berührungsängste plural
- Berührungsängsten dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Berührungsangst?
- /bəˈʁyːʁʊŋsˌʔaŋst/
- [bəˈʁyːʁʊŋsˌʔaŋst]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Berührungsangst in German?
Berührungsangst appears about once in every 33 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).