Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oenophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oeno-pho-bia
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fear or hatred of wine; anxiety related to wine.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"You open it randomly, hit several pages devoted to "Cote de Nuits" alone, and go into advanced hypertensive oenophobia (wine-sticker shock)."
"A new wine club called 600 Grapes asks us if we suffer from "oenophobia" -- a fear of wine."
"Even avid wine lovers can be struck with a temporary case of oenophobia -- fear of wine -- around Thanksgiving."

Etymology

From oeno- + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: oeno
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does oenophobia mean?: The fear or hatred of wine; anxiety related to wine.
Where does oenophobia come from?: From oeno- + -phobia.

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