Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mastigophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mastigo-pho-bia
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear of punishment by beating.

Etymology

By surface analysis, mastigo- + -phobia.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does mastigophobia mean?
Fear of punishment by beating.
Where does mastigophobia come from?
By surface analysis, mastigo- + -phobia.

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