Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emetophobe

/ɪˈmɛtəˌfəʊb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eme-to-phobe
IPA: /ɪˈmɛtəˌfəʊb/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who fears vomit or regurgitation; one suffering from emetophobia.

Example Sentences

"Is there anyone sitting wrapped in a towel holding a bowl? If there is you can bet your life an emetophobe will not stay."
"For those of you who are not familiar, I will try to outline the nature of emetophobia, at least the way I experience it. It stems ultimately from a fear of losing control of one's body. Vomiting is unavoidable, violent, and sometimes unpredictable. It isn't fun for anyone (well, almost anyone), but for an emetophobe it becomes a life or death situation."
"A lot of emetophobes are particularly terrified of vomiting in public – many cite a fear of losing control and of others finding them repulsive."

Etymology

As emeto- + -phobe, From emetophobia

Word Breakdown

Prefix: emeto
Suffix: phobe

Inflected Forms

emetophobes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce emetophobe?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈmɛtəˌfəʊb/.
What does emetophobe mean?: One who fears vomit or regurgitation; one suffering from emetophobia.
Where does emetophobe come from?: As emeto- + -phobe, From emetophobia

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