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samhainophobe

samhainophobe noun: one who exhibits samhainophobia; one who is afraid of Halloween.

Noun

samhainophobe (plural samhainophobes)

  1. One who exhibits samhainophobia; one who is afraid of Halloween.
    • However, in news that samhainophobes may welcome, the percentage of Americans who say they are planning to celebrate in 2020 has dropped from 70 percent to 58 percent from previous years, likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Statista.2020 October 30, Kashmira Gander, “What Is Samhainophobia? The Extreme Fear of Halloween That Makes Some People Physically Sick”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2021
    • Aside from the above symptoms, which mostly happen when triggered, a samhainophobe can also experience more generalised symptoms that can present all year but tend to intensify at Halloween.2023 January 26, Laura Allen, “What is Samhainophobia?”, in CPD Online College, archived from the original on 03 Dec 2024

Forms of samhainophobe

pluralsamhainophobes

Origin of samhainophobe

From Samhain + -o- + -phobe.

Questions about samhainophobe

What does samhainophobe mean?
Samhainophobe means one who exhibits samhainophobia; one who is afraid of Halloween.
What part of speech is samhainophobe?
Samhainophobe is a noun.
What is the plural of samhainophobe?
The plural of samhainophobe is samhainophobes.

Words near samhainophobe in the dictionary

  1. samghas
  2. samgyeopsal
  3. samgyetang
  4. Samh
  5. Samhain
  6. samhainophobe
  7. samhainophobes
  8. samhainophobia
  9. samhainophobic
  10. Samhein
  11. Samhita

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