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arachnophobia

/æˌɹæk.nəˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.94 in modern English

Syllables
arachno-pho-bia
IPA
/æˌɹæk.nəˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormal or irrational fear of arachnids, especially spiders.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English arachno- Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English arachnophobia From arachno- + -phobia, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). Piecewise doublet of araneophobia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἀράχνη

Usage

Inflected Forms

arachnophobias (plural) arachnephobia (alternative) arachniphobia (alternative)

Derived Forms

Baracknophobia Iraqnophobia

Frequently Paired Words

arachnophobe arachnophobic arachnid spider

Synonyms

araneophobia spiderphobia

Rhymes With

homophobia phobia xenophobia claustrophobia agoraphobia zenobia photophobia trypophobia hydrophobia acrophobia coulrophobia emetophobia

Questions

How do you pronounce arachnophobia?
The recorded pronunciation is /æˌɹæk.nəˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/.
What does arachnophobia mean?
An abnormal or irrational fear of arachnids, especially spiders.
Where does arachnophobia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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