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submechanophobia

Syllables: sub·me·cha·no·pho·bi·a/ˌsʌbmɛkænəˈfoʊbiə/

submechanophobia noun: a fear of man-made objects submerged partially or fully underwater.

Noun

submechanophobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) A fear of man-made objects submerged partially or fully underwater.
    • "You might not suffer from thalassophobia or submechanophobia, but you'll certainly experience what that's like while exploring Subnautica's alien depths."2017 March 22, James Plafke, “Why 'Subnautica' Is Already One Of The Best Survival Games Ever Made, Before It's Even Released”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2020

Origin of submechanophobia

From sub- + mechano- + -phobia.

Questions about submechanophobia

What does submechanophobia mean?
Submechanophobia means a fear of man-made objects submerged partially or fully underwater.
What part of speech is submechanophobia?
Submechanophobia is a noun.
How do you pronounce submechanophobia?
Submechanophobia is pronounced /ˌsʌbmɛkænəˈfoʊbiə/.

Words near submechanophobia in the dictionary

  1. submeaningful
  2. submeanings
  3. submeasures
  4. submechanism
  5. submechanisms
  6. submechanophobia
  7. submedial
  8. submedially
  9. submedian
  10. submedianly
  11. submediant

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