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doxophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dox-o-pho-bia
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fear of expressing one's opinion.

Uncountable

noun

A fear of being praised.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek δόξα (dóxa) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English doxophobia From Ancient Greek δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”) + English -phobia.

Usage

Questions

What does doxophobia mean?
A fear of expressing one's opinion.
Where does doxophobia come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek δόξα (dóxa) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English doxophobia From Ancient Greek δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”) + English -phobia.

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