Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metathesiophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: metathe-sio-pho-bia
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of change.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Then, metathesiophobia, fear of change."
"There is a related fear, metathesiophobia, the fear of change."
"I felt myself growing dizzy. “I can't,” I whispered. “Meta . . . metathesiophobia.” Maggie sighed impatiently."

Etymology

See metathesis and -phobia.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does metathesiophobia mean?: The persistent, abnormal, and unwarranted fear of change.
Where does metathesiophobia come from?: See metathesis and -phobia.

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