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phantasmophobia

phantasmophobia noun: an abnormal or irrational fear of ghosts and phantoms.

Noun

phantasmophobia (uncountable)

  1. An abnormal or irrational fear of ghosts and phantoms.

Origin of phantasmophobia

Based on the Ancient Greek roots φάντασμα (phántasma, “ghost”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Questions about phantasmophobia

What does phantasmophobia mean?
Phantasmophobia means an abnormal or irrational fear of ghosts and phantoms.
What part of speech is phantasmophobia?
Phantasmophobia is a noun.

Words near phantasmophobia in the dictionary

  1. phantasmogenetic
  2. phantasmograph
  3. phantasmographs
  4. phantasmological
  5. phantasmology
  6. phantasmophobia
  7. phantasms
  8. Phantasos
  9. phantast
  10. phantastic
  11. phantastica

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