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pseudophobia

pseudophobia noun: a purported phobia whose existence is uncorroborated.

Noun

pseudophobia (plural pseudophobias)

  1. A purported phobia whose existence is uncorroborated.

Forms of pseudophobia

pluralpseudophobias

Origin of pseudophobia

From pseudo- + phobia.

Words formed from pseudophobia

Questions about pseudophobia

What does pseudophobia mean?
Pseudophobia means a purported phobia whose existence is uncorroborated.
What part of speech is pseudophobia?
Pseudophobia is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudophobia?
The plural of pseudophobia is pseudophobias.

Words near pseudophobia in the dictionary

  1. pseudophilosophers
  2. pseudophilosophic
  3. pseudophilosophical
  4. pseudophilosophies
  5. pseudophilosophy
  6. pseudophobia
  7. pseudophobias
  8. pseudophobic
  9. pseudophone
  10. pseudophones
  11. pseudophorid

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