Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

felinophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fe-lino-pho-bia
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of ailurophobia.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And there is felinophobia, or fear of cats. About a year ago, Rockwell Sayre, wealthy Chicago realtor, left most of his fortune for the extermination of these animals, for which he had maintained a lifelong aversion."
"Shakespeare was afraid of cats. This fear, felinophobia, is shared by hundreds of persons and by the Dowager Queen Mary of England."
"At Oakland California, three cats have inherited stock valued at $25,000—thus providing the public with yet another silly example of felinophobia!"
"It’s so much easier to condescend to him, to make up stories about his Puritanism, his felinophobia, his general scariness."

Etymology

From feline + -o- + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: feline
Suffix: -o-

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

ailurophobia

Questions

What does felinophobia mean?: Synonym of ailurophobia.
Where does felinophobia come from?: From feline + -o- + -phobia.

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