koumpounophobia

Etymology
Modern.

Noun

 * 1) The fear of buttons (clothing fasteners).
 * 2) * 2012, Leon Watson, "Unusual phobia of mother, 30, who is paralysed by fear when she sees… BUTTONS, Daily Mail, 8 March 2012:
 * Meet mother-of-one Louisa Francis, whose bizarre phobia means she is terrified of buttons.
 * The 30-year-old panics if faced with one, and is forced to flee if they are placed too near to her.
 * To most people they are harmless but for Louisa they are a source of fear - because she has koumpounophobia.
 * The 30-year-old panics if faced with one, and is forced to flee if they are placed too near to her.
 * To most people they are harmless but for Louisa they are a source of fear - because she has koumpounophobia.