Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phagophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phago-pho-bia
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A morbid fear of swallowing.

Uncountable

Etymology

From phago- + -phobia.

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Questions

What does phagophobia mean?
A morbid fear of swallowing.
Where does phagophobia come from?
From phago- + -phobia.

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