Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hippophobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hip-pophobe
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who fears or dislikes horses.

Example Sentences

"Nor should hippophobes shrink away; though the story reeks of horses it is not horsy."

Etymology

From hippo- + -phobe.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hippo
Suffix: phobe

Inflected Forms

hippophobes (plural)

Questions

What does hippophobe mean?: One who fears or dislikes horses.
Where does hippophobe come from?: From hippo- + -phobe.

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