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insectophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-sec-to-pho-bia
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormal fear of insects.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English insect Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English insectophobia From insect + -o- + -phobia.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

insectophobe

Synonyms

entomophobia

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does insectophobia mean?
An abnormal fear of insects.
Where does insectophobia come from?
Etymology tree English insect Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English insectophobia From insect + -o- + -phobia.

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