Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

topophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: topopho-bia
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fear of certain places or situations.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Of the 113 people who answered questionnaires, 25 manifested some degree of topophobia."

Etymology

From topo- + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: topo
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does topophobia mean?: A fear of certain places or situations.
Where does topophobia come from?: From topo- + -phobia.

How to pronounce topophobia

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