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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyrophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
py-ro-pho-bia
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An fear or hatred of fire or flames.

Uncountable

Etymology

From pyro- + -phobia. Displaced native Old English līeġeġesa.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

pyrophobic

Synonyms

arsonphobia

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does pyrophobia mean?
An fear or hatred of fire or flames.
Where does pyrophobia come from?
From pyro- + -phobia. Displaced native Old English līeġeġesa.

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