Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: philo-pho-bia
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

fear of falling in love

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English philo- 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 philophobia From philo- + -phobia.

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

philophobe philophobic

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does philophobia mean?: fear of falling in love
Where does philophobia come from?: Etymology tree English philo- 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 philophobia From philo- + -phobia.

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