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uxorophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ux-oro-pho-bia
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inordinate fear of one's own wife, or of wives.

Uncountable

noun

A general fear of women

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin uxor (“wife”) + -phobia.

Origin

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Usage

Rhymes With

-phobia paraskavedekatriaphobia aibohphobia romaphobia whorephobia katsaridaphobia bryobia adverbophobia tourismphobia

Questions

What does uxorophobia mean?
An inordinate fear of one's own wife, or of wives.
Where does uxorophobia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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