pyrophobia

English

Etymology

From pyro-, from Ancient Greek πῦρ (pur, “fire”) and -phobia, from φόβος (phobos, “fear”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊbiə

Noun

pyrophobia (uncountable)

1. The hate, or an abnormal or even irrational fear of fires or flames.

Translations

fear of fires

• French: pyrophobie (fr) f
• German: Pyrophobie (de) f
• Icelandic: eldfælni (is) f

• Italian: pirofobia (it)
• Japanese: 炎恐怖症 (ja) (honōkyōfushō)
• Latin: pyrophobia (la)