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hoplophobic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ho-plo-pho-bic
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an irrational fear of guns.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

Etymology

First attested in 1999: hoplophobia + -ic or hoplophobe + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more hoplophobic (comparative) most hoplophobic (superlative)

Questions

What does hoplophobic mean?
Having an irrational fear of guns.
Where does hoplophobic come from?
First attested in 1999: hoplophobia + -ic or hoplophobe + -ic.

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