Trypophobia triggers stronger disgust than fear, new study shows
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Trypophobia—the discomfort some feel when seeing clustered holes—may be more about disgust than fear, according to new research that supports an evolutionary link to disease avoidance.
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Original Title: Trypophobia triggers stronger disgust than fear, new study shows. The findings suggest that trypophobia, a phenomenon often described as a fear of holes, may be more accurately understood as a disgust-based response aimed at avoiding disease.