dextrophobia
dextrophobia noun: fear of things located to one's right.
Noun
dextrophobia (uncountable)
- Fear of things located to one's right.
- It also mentions coulrophobia (fear of clowns), dextrophobia (fear of objects at the right side of the body), and, one which parents are particularly prone to, ephebiphobia, or fear of teenagers.2008 October 1, “Scared of this? You must be lutraphobic”, in The Daily Mail
- Unfortunately, there is no method of treatment, known to let people get rid of this problem of dextrophobia.2019 July 23, admin, “Do you have Dextrophobia?”, in Tribeca Care
- Antonyms:
- levophobia
Antonyms of dextrophobia
Origin of dextrophobia
From dextro- + -phobia.
Questions about dextrophobia
- What does dextrophobia mean?
- Dextrophobia means fear of things located to one's right.
- What part of speech is dextrophobia?
- Dextrophobia is a noun.
Words near dextrophobia in the dictionary
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