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catoptrophobia

catoptrophobia noun: the fear of mirrors.

Noun

catoptrophobia (uncountable)

  1. The fear of mirrors.
    • I wondered what was at the root of Shingo's catoptrophobia - his irrational dread of mirrors.1999 June 28, Vctr113062 [username], “[TK3 fanfic] "Phoenix" Ch. 17, 2/3”, in rec.games.video.sony (Usenet)
    • Pundit Bill O'Reilly grapples with "panophobia" (the fear of everything) while, strangely, Rush Limbaugh battles both "catoptrophobia," the fear of mirrors and "Walloonphobia," the fear of the Walloons.2008 February 6, Gordon (quoting Ed Naha), “We have nothing to fear...but these bozos”, in misc.news.internet.discuss (Usenet)

catoptrophobia meaning in Tamil

catoptrophobia in Tamil

ஆடி உரு வெருளி

Synonyms of catoptrophobia

Origin of catoptrophobia

From Ancient Greek κάτοπτρον (kátoptron, “mirror”) + -phobia.

Questions about catoptrophobia

What does catoptrophobia mean?
Catoptrophobia means the fear of mirrors.
What is catoptrophobia in Tamil?
Catoptrophobia in Tamil is ஆடி உரு வெருளி. See Catoptrophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is catoptrophobia?
Catoptrophobia is a noun.

Words near catoptrophobia in the dictionary

  1. catoptrid
  2. catoptrids
  3. catoptromancy
  4. catoptromantic
  5. catoptron
  6. catoptrophobia
  7. Cator
  8. Cators
  9. CATOs
  10. catostomid
  11. catostomids

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