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epiplaphobia

epiplaphobia noun: the irrational fear of furniture, sometimes specifically antique furniture.

Noun

epiplaphobia (uncountable)

  1. (neologism, rare) The irrational fear of furniture, sometimes specifically antique furniture.
    • Furniture phobia (or epiplaphobia) as the name indicates is the extreme, irrational and often unwarranted fear of furniture.2017 July 22, Paul Philips, “Fear of furniture”, in Quora
    • Fear of furniture, as it turns out, is real but rare. There is even a celebrity afflicted with it.2020 July 23, Arnold Zwicky, “Fear of furniture”, in Arnold Zwicky's Blog
    Synonyms:
    furniturephobia

Synonyms of epiplaphobia

Origin of epiplaphobia

From Ancient Greek ἔπιπλα (épipla, “furniture”) + -phobia. Coined by Dr. Mark Griffiths in 2013 as the counterpart to epiplaphilia (sexual attraction to furniture).

Questions about epiplaphobia

What does epiplaphobia mean?
Epiplaphobia means the irrational fear of furniture, sometimes specifically antique furniture.
What part of speech is epiplaphobia?
Epiplaphobia is a noun.

Words near epiplaphobia in the dictionary

  1. epiplakins
  2. epiplankton
  3. epiplanktonic
  4. epiplanktons
  5. epiplaphilia
  6. epiplaphobia
  7. epiplastid
  8. epiplastra
  9. epiplastral
  10. epiplastron
  11. epiplastrons

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