Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necrophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
necro-pho-bia
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormal fear of death or corpses.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From necro- + -phobia, by analogy with necrophilia.

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Frequently Paired Words

thanatophobia

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does necrophobia mean?
An abnormal fear of death or corpses.
Where does necrophobia come from?
From necro- + -phobia, by analogy with necrophilia.

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