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pteronophobia

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pteronophobia
an abnormal fear of feathers.
See also: Birds
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But, back to phobias A fear of balloons is globophobia and an aversion to being tickled with feathers is pteronophobia, not to be confused with pentheraphobia which is, of course, a fear of the mother-in-law.
Phobias can be a fearful problem by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
10 OTHER BIZARRE PHOBIAS THAT CAN RUIN YOUR LIFE 1 ARACHIBUTYROPHOBIA Fear of peanut butter 2 GENIOPHOBIA Fear of chins 3 MACROPHOBIA Fear of long waits 4 PENTHERAPHOBIA Fear of mothers-in-law 5 XANTHOPHOBIA Fear of colour or word yellow 6 SESQUIPEDALOPHOBIA Fear of long words 7 OCTOPHOBIA Fear of the number eight 8 LACHANOPHOBIA Fear of vegetables 9 PTERONOPHOBIA Fear of being tickled by feathers 10 PLUVIOPHOBIA Fear of being rained on
EXTERMINATE!; How Doctor Who's arch villains ruined this woman's life by Munro, Alistair / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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