1. plural of felinophobe; people who have an intense or irrational fear of cats
Usage: formed from feline + phobe (one who fears); relatively uncommon term; felinophobia is the corresponding noun for the fear itself

Examples

• Felinophobes often experience anxiety when visiting homes with pet cats.
• The support group helped felinophobes gradually overcome their fear through exposure therapy.
• Some felinophobes report that their fear began after a childhood incident with a cat.
• Felinophobes may avoid certain areas where cats are known to roam.
• Unlike ailurophiles, felinophobes find cats unsettling rather than comforting.