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speluncaphobia

speluncaphobia noun: a morbid fear of caves or caverns.

Noun

speluncaphobia (uncountable)

  1. A morbid fear of caves or caverns.
    • There is no reason to be concerned, though it is quite natural to exhibit some degree of speluncaphobia.2011, Graham Deeks, Vermin from Space: Aye in the Sky, page 243
    • So some folks avoid this experience if they fear heights or elevators or suffer from claustrophobia or speluncaphobia.2012, John Drake Robinson, A Road Trip Into America's Hidden Heart— Traveling the Back Roads, Backwoods and Back Yards

Origin of speluncaphobia

From Latin spēlunca + -phobia.

Questions about speluncaphobia

What does speluncaphobia mean?
Speluncaphobia means a morbid fear of caves or caverns.
What part of speech is speluncaphobia?
Speluncaphobia is a noun.

Words near speluncaphobia in the dictionary

  1. speltmeal
  2. spelts
  3. Speltz
  4. Speltzes
  5. spelunc
  6. speluncaphobia
  7. speluncar
  8. speluncean
  9. speluncs
  10. spelunk
  11. spelunked

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