Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cynophobia

/ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cyno-pho-bia
IPA: /ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Taffy's cynophobia, expressed in spitting, growling, melancholy miauling, served to ease the awkwardness of greeting between unprepared hostess and uninvited guest."
"This finding has significant implications for the study of cynophobia, since one would expect from the classical conditioning model of fear that a dog bite should have a lasting negative impact on a child's attitude toward dogs."

Etymology

From cyno- + -phobia. Piecewise doublet of canophobia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cyno
Suffix: phobia

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/
British English: /ˌsaɪnəˈfəʊbi.ə/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

cynophobias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cynophile cynophobe cynophobiac cynophobic

Synonyms

canophobia

Homonyms

Sinophobia

Antonyms

cynophilia

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce cynophobia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsaɪnəˈfoʊbi.ə/.
What does cynophobia mean?: An irrational fear or hatred of dogs or other canines.
Where does cynophobia come from?: From cyno- + -phobia. Piecewise doublet of canophobia.

How to pronounce cynophobia

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