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telephobic

telephobic adjective: having a fear or dislike of speaking on the telephone.

Adjective

telephobic (comparative more telephobic, superlative most telephobic)

  1. Having a fear or dislike of speaking on the telephone.
    • Why didn't he give me a contact number when I asked? Scientists can't be telephobic.2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN
  2. Having a fear or dislike of television.
    • It was surprising that all the important players in the megacity campaign were so telephobic – except Vera Danyluk, who was confident and warm with a low voice that drew the viewer in.2012, Peter F. Trent, Merger Delusion

Forms of telephobic

comparativemore telephobic
superlativemost telephobic

Origin of telephobic

From tele- + -phobic.

Questions about telephobic

What does telephobic mean?
Telephobic means having a fear or dislike of speaking on the telephone.
What part of speech is telephobic?
Telephobic is an adjective.

Words near telephobic in the dictionary

  1. telepersonals
  2. telepheme
  3. telephemes
  4. telephilon
  5. telephobia
  6. telephobic
  7. telephonable
  8. telephone
  9. telephone alphabet
  10. telephone alphabets
  11. telephone answering machine

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