Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halitophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hal-i-to-pho-bia
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A morbid fear of having bad breath.

Uncountable

Etymology

From halitosis + -phobia.

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Questions

What does halitophobia mean?
A morbid fear of having bad breath.
Where does halitophobia come from?
From halitosis + -phobia.

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