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papyrophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-py-ro-pho-bia
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear or hatred of paper.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From papyro- + -phobia (“fear, loathing”), from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros, “papyrus, paper”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πάπυρος

Usage

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does papyrophobia mean?
Fear or hatred of paper.
Where does papyrophobia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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