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nostophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nos-to-pho-bia
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fear of, or aversion to, returning to one's home.

Uncountable

noun

An aversion to the past, the antithesis of nostalgia.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, “a return home”) + -phobia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

oikophobia

Questions

What does nostophobia mean?
A fear of, or aversion to, returning to one's home.
Where does nostophobia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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