See Also: amychophobia(medicine)

whemmel (iou) and amychophobia (medicine)


whemmel (iou)



whemmel verb & noun. . M16.
[Metathetic var. of WHELM.]
A. verb. Infl. -l(l)-.
verb trans. Turn (a vessel etc.) upside down; transf. & fig. upset, throw into confusion. M16.
b. Cover (a thing) with an upside-down vessel etc.; hide. L18.
verb trans. Submerge; drown. M16.
verb intrans. Tumble over. L18.
b. noun. An overthrow; an upset; a state of confusion. E19.

amychophobia (medicine)


amychophobia
<psychology> Morbid fear of being scratched.

Origin: G. Amyche, a scratch, + phobos, fear