verbophobia
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin verbō (“word”) + -phobia: Ancient Greek φόβος (phobos, “fear”)
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -əʊbiə
Noun [edit]
verbophobia (uncountable)
- A fear of words.
Synonyms [edit]
References [edit]
- "verbophobia" in Robertson's Words for a Modern Age, John G. Robertson, Senior Scribe Publications, 1991, ISBN 0963091905
- "verbophobia" in Phobias Revealed and Explained: Fear and Loathing Revealed and Explained, Richard Waters, Murdoch Books, 2003, ISBN 1740453212
