Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arachnophobic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: arachno-pho-bic
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or suffering from arachnophobia.

noun

Synonym of arachnophobe.

Example Sentences

"After the huntsman raced across my windscreen, I had an arachnophobic meltdown on the side of the road."

Etymology

Etymology tree English arachno- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -phobic English arachnophobic From arachno- + -phobic.

Inflected Forms

more arachnophobic (comparative) most arachnophobic (superlative) arachnophobics (plural)

Synonyms

arachnophobe

Questions

What does arachnophobic mean?: Relating to or suffering from arachnophobia.
Where does arachnophobic come from?: Etymology tree English arachno- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -phobic English arachnophobic From arachno- + -phobic.

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