Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entomophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-to-mo-pho-bia
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Spiders are a common cause of entomophobia (specifically called arachnophobia)."

Etymology

From entomo- + -phobia.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

entomophobias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

entomophobe entomophobic

Synonyms

insectophobia

Questions

What does entomophobia mean?: Abnormal fear of insects or similar arthropods.
Where does entomophobia come from?: From entomo- + -phobia.

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