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hippophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hip-popho-bia
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An irrational fear of horses or other hoofed animals like ponies, donkeys, or mules.

Uncountable

Etymology

From hippo- + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

hippophobe hippophobic

Synonyms

equinophobia

Antonyms

hippomania

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does hippophobia mean?
An irrational fear of horses or other hoofed animals like ponies, donkeys, or mules.
Where does hippophobia come from?
From hippo- + -phobia.

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