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leprophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lep-ro-pho-bia
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An irrationally excessive fear of Hansen's disease (leprosy) and lepers.

Uncountable

noun

Deep-seated loathing or hatred of lepers.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From leprosy + -phobia.

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Inflected Forms

lepraphobia (alternative)

Questions

What does leprophobia mean?
An irrationally excessive fear of Hansen's disease (leprosy) and lepers.
Where does leprophobia come from?
From leprosy + -phobia.

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