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astrophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
as-tro-pho-bia
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fear of stars and celestial space.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English astrophobia From astro- + -phobia.

Usage

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does astrophobia mean?
A fear of stars and celestial space.
Where does astrophobia come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Hellenic *astḗr Ancient Greek ἀστήρ (astḗr) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́στρον (ắstron)der. English astro- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English astrophobia From astro- + -phobia.

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