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melophobia

melophobia noun: aversion to music.

Noun

melophobia (uncountable)

  1. Aversion to music.
    • All the senses, he says, are flattered by wine. “In my youth, when I worked very hard, I used to drink a great deal of tea at breakfast, and, notwithstanding my passion for music, I detested morning concerts. Since I have analysed and experimented upon the cause of my sensations, I am satisfied...1861, "What Wine Does for Us", Charles Dickens (editor), All the Year Round: A Weekly Journal, December 7, page 248
    Synonyms:
    musicophobia

melophobia meaning in Tamil

melophobia in Tamil

இசை வெருளி, இசையச்சம்

Synonyms of melophobia

Antonyms

Origin of melophobia

From melo- + -phobia, from Ancient Greek μελῳδία (melōidía, “music”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”), “fear of music”.

Questions about melophobia

What does melophobia mean?
Melophobia means aversion to music.
What is melophobia in Tamil?
Melophobia in Tamil is இசை வெருளி, இசையச்சம். See Melophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is melophobia?
Melophobia is a noun.

Words near melophobia in the dictionary

  1. melony
  2. melopeia
  3. melophile
  4. melophiles
  5. melophilia
  6. melophobia
  7. melophone
  8. melophones
  9. melophonist
  10. melophonists
  11. melopiano

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Adapted from Wiktionary: melophobia (page history and authors); melophobia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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