Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyphobia

/ˌpɒ.liˈfəʊ.bi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-pho-bia
IPA: /ˌpɒ.liˈfəʊ.bi.ə/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear of many things; a collection of fears.

Uncountable

noun

Fear, hatred, or dislike of, or prejudice against, polyamory or polyamorous people.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Obviously it was related to the entire gestalt of Simon's polyphobia and compensatory counterphobia. The boys used to watch horror movies on late-night television […]"
"Some people suffer from polyphobia, which is the fear of many things. Phobias are real and can be beneficial to keep us safe, that is, if we don't allow them to paralyze us and prevent us from enjoying life."
"Just how bad a problem is polyphobia? I'm not willing to live anyplace where I have to be closeted […]"
"Ren noted the following internalization of polyphobia: My date had dated other people, but it's a lot different if it's a family unit living together […]"
"Monopride usually comes together with polyphobia, which has been defined as (conscious or unconscious) fear of or disgust toward nonmonogamy […]"

Etymology

From poly- + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

polyphobias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polyphobe polyphobic

Questions

How do you pronounce polyphobia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɒ.liˈfəʊ.bi.ə/.
What does polyphobia mean?: Fear of many things; a collection of fears.
Where does polyphobia come from?: From poly- + -phobia.

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