Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

onomatophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ono-mato-pho-bia
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fear of hearing particular names or words.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The focal point of onomatophobia is auditory cues or linguistic elements – which can trigger an overwhelming fear response."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos)der. English onomato- Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English onomatophobia From onomato- + -phobia.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

onomatopoeia phobia

Questions

What does onomatophobia mean?: The fear of hearing particular names or words.
Where does onomatophobia come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὀνόμᾰτος (onómătos)der. English onomato- Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English onomatophobia From onomato- + -phobia.

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