Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mycophobic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: my-co-pho-bic
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having or relating to an aversion to mushrooms or fungi.

Example Sentences

"Not all European countries are as mycophobic as the English. In Italy, Poland, and much of Eastern Europe and Russia, mushrooms are an important part of the diet [...]"
"Mycophobic attitudes might fuel a moral panic that leads to their illegalisation, or prompt Albertus Magnus and John Gerard to issue stark warnings about the dangers of these 'new fangled meates'."

Etymology

From myco- + -phobic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: myco
Suffix: phobic

Inflected Forms

more mycophobic (comparative) most mycophobic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

fungophobia mycophilia mycophobe mycophobia

Antonyms

fungiphilic mycophilic

Questions

What does mycophobic mean?: Having or relating to an aversion to mushrooms or fungi.
Where does mycophobic come from?: From myco- + -phobic.

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