Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thanatophobia

/ˌθæn.ə.təˈfoʊ.bi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thanato-pho-bia
IPA: /ˌθæn.ə.təˈfoʊ.bi.ə/

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fear of death.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English thanato- 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 thanatophobia From thanato- + -phobia.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

thanatophobic

Frequently Paired Words

necrophobia

Synonyms

deathfear

Antonyms

thanatophilia

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce thanatophobia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌθæn.ə.təˈfoʊ.bi.ə/.
What does thanatophobia mean?: A fear of death.
Where does thanatophobia come from?: Etymology tree English thanato- 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 thanatophobia From thanato- + -phobia.

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