Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scotophobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sco-to-phobe
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who fears or hates Scotland.

noun

One who fears darkness.

Example Sentences

"In the early 1770s the bogey figure for opposition politicians was arguably not so much North in the Commons as Mansfield behind the curtain, the country's greatest lawyer (and another Caledonian to gratify the Scotophobes) keeping an irresolute Cabinet committed to waging war in America."
"Through such substances the agoraphobes could come to like open spaces, and the 'scotophobes' enjoy the dark."

Etymology

From Scoto- + -phobe.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: Scoto-
Suffix: -phobe

Inflected Forms

Scotophobes (plural) Scottophobe (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

scotophobia scotophobic

Questions

What does scotophobe mean?: One who fears or hates Scotland.
Where does scotophobe come from?: From Scoto- + -phobe.

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