Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zoophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zoo-pho-bia
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unusual fear of non-human animals.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The girl who had zoophobia didn't like animals, domestic or wild."

Etymology

From zoo- + -phobia. Piecewise doublet of biophobia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: zoo
Suffix: phobia

Usage

Inflected Forms

zoophobias (plural)

Questions

What does zoophobia mean?: An unusual fear of non-human animals.
Where does zoophobia come from?: From zoo- + -phobia. Piecewise doublet of biophobia.

How to pronounce zoophobia

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