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sarmassophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sar-mas-so-pho-bia
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fear of romantic interactions such as dating and kissing.

Humorous; Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”) + μάσσω (mássō, “touch, knead, press”) + -o- + -phobia.

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Questions

What does sarmassophobia mean?
A fear of romantic interactions such as dating and kissing.
Where does sarmassophobia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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