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gephyrophobia

/dʒəˌfaɪɹəˈfoʊbiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gephy-ro-pho-bia
IPA
/dʒəˌfaɪɹəˈfoʊbiə/
29
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inordinate fear of bridges, especially crossing bridges.

Uncountable

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek γέφυρα (géphura, “bridge”) + -phobia.

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Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce gephyrophobia?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒəˌfaɪɹəˈfoʊbiə/.
What does gephyrophobia mean?
An inordinate fear of bridges, especially crossing bridges.
Where does gephyrophobia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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