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atomphobia

atomphobia noun: the fear of or aversion to the use of nuclear power or nuclear weapons.

Noun

atomphobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The fear of or aversion to the use of nuclear power or nuclear weapons.
    • We are becoming as a nation, as a world, indeed, atom-conscious. Many of us are already afflicted with atomphobia, though so far it has manifested itself only in a mirage of autoaeromotive discs and a war of words between chronic optimists and empirical pessimists concerning civilization’s probable...1947 September 27, Richard R. Werry, “An American Beginning for International Education”, in School and Society, volume 66, number 1709, Lancaster, Pa.: The Society for the Advancement of Education...

Forms of atomphobia

alternative formatomophobia

Origin of atomphobia

From atom + -phobia.

Questions about atomphobia

What does atomphobia mean?
Atomphobia means the fear of or aversion to the use of nuclear power or nuclear weapons.
What part of speech is atomphobia?
Atomphobia is a noun.

Words near atomphobia in the dictionary

  1. atomograds
  2. atomologies
  3. atomology
  4. atomophobia
  5. atomoxetine
  6. atomphobia
  7. atompunk
  8. atoms
  9. atomsite
  10. atomtronic
  11. atomtronics

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