Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epiplaphobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epi-pla-pho-bia
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The irrational fear of furniture, sometimes specifically antique furniture.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Furniture phobia (or epiplaphobia) as the name indicates is the extreme, irrational and often unwarranted fear of furniture."
"Fear of furniture, as it turns out, is real but rare. There is even a celebrity afflicted with it."
"Epiplaphobia as the name indicates is the extreme, irrational and often unwarranted fear of furniture."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἔπιπλα (épipla, “furniture”) + -phobia. Coined by Dr. Mark Griffiths in 2013 as the counterpart to epiplaphilia (sexual attraction to furniture).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἔπιπλα

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

epiplaphilia

Synonyms

furniturephobia

Questions

What does epiplaphobia mean?: The irrational fear of furniture, sometimes specifically antique furniture.
Where does epiplaphobia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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