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deipnophobia

deipnophobia noun: a fear of banquets or dinner parties.

Noun

deipnophobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) A fear of banquets or dinner parties.
    • People who heartily sympathise with the ‘deipnophobia’ of Gordon.1891 June 23, The Daily News, 4/8
    • For those of us with deipnophobia—a fear of dining and dinner conversations—literally anything is more pleasant than a meal with friends.2018 February 8, “'I Have A Severe Phobia—Here's What It's Like'”, in Women's Health

deipnophobia meaning in Tamil

deipnophobia in Tamil

விருந்து வெருளி

Origin of deipnophobia

From deipno- + -phobia.

Questions about deipnophobia

What does deipnophobia mean?
Deipnophobia means a fear of banquets or dinner parties.
What is deipnophobia in Tamil?
Deipnophobia in Tamil is விருந்து வெருளி. See Deipnophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is deipnophobia?
Deipnophobia is a noun.

Words near deipnophobia in the dictionary

  1. deiparous
  2. deiphonine
  3. deiphonines
  4. deipn-
  5. deipno-
  6. deipnophobia
  7. deipnosophist
  8. deipnosophistry
  9. deipnosophists
  10. deipnosophy
  11. deir

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