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verbophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ver-bo-pho-bia
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fear of words.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin verbō (“word”) + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

adverbophobia

Synonyms

logophobia

Antonyms

logophilia

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does verbophobia mean?
A fear of words.
Where does verbophobia come from?
From Latin verbō (“word”) + -phobia.

How to pronounce verbophobia

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