Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

logophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lo-go-pho-bia
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear of words.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)bor. English logo- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English logophobia From logo- + -phobia.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

logophobe logophobic glossophobia bibliophobia

Antonyms

logophilia

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does logophobia mean?: Fear of words.
Where does logophobia come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos)bor. English logo- Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English logophobia From logo- + -phobia.

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