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phobophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
phobo-pho-bia
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fear of fear; the fear of developing a phobia.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) + -phobia, equivalent to phobo- + -phobia.

Usage

Synonyms

phobiaphobia

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does phobophobia mean?
The fear of fear; the fear of developing a phobia.
Where does phobophobia come from?
From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) + -phobia, equivalent to phobo- + -phobia.

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