Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: psy-cho-pho-bia
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fear of the mind, particularly mental illness, such as dementia.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Because psychophobia is so endemic to human nature, the process of psychoanalysis involves a continual exploration of the patient’s resistance to knowing what is dreaded in the unconscious mind."

Etymology

From psycho- + -phobia.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

psychophobic

Questions

What does psychophobia mean?: A fear of the mind, particularly mental illness, such as dementia.
Where does psychophobia come from?: From psycho- + -phobia.

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