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vermiphobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ver-mi-pho-bia
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An abnormal or irrational fear of worms or being infected by worms.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin vermis (“worm”) + -phobia: Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

acarophobia helminthophobia scoleciphobia

Rhymes With

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

Questions

What does vermiphobia mean?
An abnormal or irrational fear of worms or being infected by worms.
Where does vermiphobia come from?
From Latin vermis (“worm”) + -phobia: Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

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