Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phonophobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phono-phobe
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An individual who suffers from phonophobia.

Example Sentences

"We can adopt the position of the phonophobes, we can adopt the position of the phonophiles, or we can see if we can locate an intermediate position."

Etymology

From phono- + -phobe.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: phono
Suffix: phobe

Inflected Forms

phonophobes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

misophone

Questions

What does phonophobe mean?: An individual who suffers from phonophobia.
Where does phonophobe come from?: From phono- + -phobe.

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