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operaphobe

operaphobe noun: a person who hates opera.

Noun

operaphobe (plural operaphobes)

  1. A person who hates opera.
    • The prospect of yet another review was greeted with despair at Covent Garden, where Eyre was remembered as an operaphobe and close colleague of Genista Mclntosh.2001, Norman Lebrecht, Covent Garden: The Untold Story, →ISBN
    • Whether you're an operaphile or an operaphobe, the importance of opera to the development of Western music is singular, and thus we will revisit opera continually over the remainder of this book.2011, Robert Greenberg, How to Listen to Great Music: A Guide to Its History, Culture, and Heart, →ISBN

Forms of operaphobe

pluraloperaphobes

Origin of operaphobe

From opera + -phobe.

Questions about operaphobe

What does operaphobe mean?
Operaphobe means a person who hates opera.
What part of speech is operaphobe?
Operaphobe is a noun.
What is the plural of operaphobe?
The plural of operaphobe is operaphobes.

Words near operaphobe in the dictionary

  1. operant conditioning
  2. operantly
  3. operants
  4. operaphile
  5. operaphiles
  6. operaphobe
  7. operaphobes
  8. operas
  9. operas bouffes
  10. operatable
  11. operate

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