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scopophobia

scopophobia noun: an unreasonable fear of being seen, or stared at.

Noun

scopophobia (uncountable)

  1. An unreasonable fear of being seen, or stared at.
    Synonyms:
    ophthalmophobia

scopophobia meaning in Tamil

scopophobia in Tamil

காண்டலச்சம் காட்சியச்சம்

Synonyms of scopophobia

Forms of scopophobia

alternative formscoptophobia

Origin of scopophobia

From Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “examine, inspect, look to or into, consider”) + -phobia.

Questions about scopophobia

What does scopophobia mean?
Scopophobia means an unreasonable fear of being seen, or stared at.
What is scopophobia in Tamil?
Scopophobia in Tamil is காண்டலச்சம் காட்சியச்சம். See Scopophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is scopophobia?
Scopophobia is a noun.

Words near scopophobia in the dictionary

  1. scopophilia
  2. scopophiliac
  3. scopophiliacs
  4. scopophilic
  5. scopophilism
  6. scopophobia
  7. scopophobic
  8. scopperil
  9. scopperils
  10. scops
  11. scops owl

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scopophobia (page history and authors); scopophobia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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