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tetraphobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetra-pho-bia
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Custom of avoiding the number four (4) commonly seen in those East Asian countries in whose local languages the words for "4" and "death" are paronymous or homophonous.

Uncountable

Etymology

From tetra- + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does tetraphobia mean?
Custom of avoiding the number four (4) commonly seen in those East Asian countries in whose local languages the words for "4" and "death" are paronymous or homophonous.
Where does tetraphobia come from?
From tetra- + -phobia.

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