Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psychrophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: psy-chro-pho-bia
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormal sensitivity to, or fear of cold

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"One bright, icy afternoon–shall I ever forget it?–while little Philly, at the prospect of a bath, was suffering under a severe attack of Psychrophobia, the baby, held in Aggy's now careful arms, was gazing through the window panes."

Etymology

From psychro- + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: psychro
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does psychrophobia mean?: An abnormal sensitivity to, or fear of cold
Where does psychrophobia come from?: From psychro- + -phobia.

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