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samhainophobia

samhainophobia noun: a fear of Halloween.

Noun

samhainophobia (uncountable)

  1. A fear of Halloween.
    • Can someone be cured of samhainophobia, or any of the related phobias mentioned above? Yes, indeed.2012 October 28, David DiSalvo, “Are You or Someone You Know Samhainophobic?”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2014
    • While samhainophobia is not a distinct diagnosis in the DSM-5, the fear of Halloween may meet the diagnostic criteria for a specific phobia.2020 March 6, Lisa Fritscher, “Could You Have Samhainophobia or the Fear of Halloween?”, in Verywell Mind, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2024

Origin of samhainophobia

From Samhain + -o- + -phobia.

Questions about samhainophobia

What does samhainophobia mean?
Samhainophobia means a fear of Halloween.
What part of speech is samhainophobia?
Samhainophobia is a noun.

Words near samhainophobia in the dictionary

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

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