Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selachophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sela-cho-pho-bia
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Unreasonable fear or dislike of sharks.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σέλαχος (sélakhos, “shark”) + -phobia.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: σέλαχος
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does selachophobia mean?: Unreasonable fear or dislike of sharks.
Where does selachophobia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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