Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phasmophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phas-mo-pho-bia
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fear of ghosts/supernatural beings.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He also suffered from hypsophobia, a certain fear of elevated places, and the typical scotophobia and phasmophobia associated with churches, graveyards and solitary places in the dark of night."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma) + -phobia.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does phasmophobia mean?: The fear of ghosts/supernatural beings.
Where does phasmophobia come from?: From Ancient Greek φάσμα (phásma) + -phobia.

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