Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ophidiophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ophid-io-pho-bia
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ophiophobia; a fear of snakes.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"His father had a severe case of ophidiophobia, but to his credit he allowed his non-ophidiophobic 12-year-old son to keep a small colony of the Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) in a large box pen in a far corner of their Wisconsin backyard."
"The second-most-common phobia is ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes. Ophidiophobia is one of the most debilitating fears in humans; even the picture of a snake in a magazine or image of one on TV can invoke intense fear in some people."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “serpent”) + -phobia, equivalent to ophidio- + -phobia.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

ophidiophobe ophidiophobic

Antonyms

ophidiomania

Questions

What does ophidiophobia mean?: Ophiophobia; a fear of snakes.
Where does ophidiophobia come from?: From Ancient Greek ὄφις (óphis, “serpent”) + -phobia, equivalent to ophidio- + -phobia.

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