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apotemnophobia

apotemnophobia noun: a fear of amputation (afraid that one will lose appendages), fear of amputations (fear of amputations on others), fear of amputees (persons with amputations).

Noun

apotemnophobia (uncountable)

  1. A fear of amputation (afraid that one will lose appendages), fear of amputations (fear of amputations on others), fear of amputees (persons with amputations).

apotemnophobia meaning in Tamil

apotemnophobia in Tamil

உறுப்பிழப்பு வெருளி

Antonyms of apotemnophobia

Origin of apotemnophobia

From Ancient Greek ἀπό (apó, “away”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”) + -phobia.

Questions about apotemnophobia

What does apotemnophobia mean?
Apotemnophobia means a fear of amputation (afraid that one will lose appendages), fear of amputations (fear of amputations on others), fear of amputees (persons with amputations).
What is apotemnophobia in Tamil?
Apotemnophobia in Tamil is உறுப்பிழப்பு வெருளி. See Apotemnophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is apotemnophobia?
Apotemnophobia is a noun.

Words near apotemnophobia in the dictionary

  1. apotelesmatic
  2. apotelesmatical
  3. apotelesms
  4. apotemnophilia
  5. apotemnophilic
  6. apotemnophobia
  7. apothecal
  8. apothecarial
  9. apothecarie
  10. apothecaries
  11. apothecaries'

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