# pithecophobia

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The fear of apes and monkeys.
2. A distate for apes and monkeys, extending to discomfort with the notion that humans evolved from apes.

## Etymology
From pitheco- + phobia.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pithecophobia