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thanatophobia

/ˌθæn.ə.təˈfoʊ.bi.ə/

thanatophobia noun: a fear of death.

Noun

thanatophobia (uncountable)

  1. A fear of death.
    Synonyms:
    deathfear
    Antonyms:
    thanatophilia

thanatophobia meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

thanatophobia in Tamil

பிறழ்வு நிலையிலான இறப்பின் அச்சம்

thanatophobia in Tagalog

fear of death
takot-patay

Synonyms of thanatophobia

Antonyms

Origin of thanatophobia

From thanato- + -phobia.

Words formed from thanatophobia

Words that rhyme with thanatophobia

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Questions about thanatophobia

What does thanatophobia mean?
Thanatophobia means a fear of death.
What is thanatophobia in Tamil?
Thanatophobia in Tamil is பிறழ்வு நிலையிலான இறப்பின் அச்சம். See Thanatophobia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is thanatophobia?
Thanatophobia is a noun.
How do you pronounce thanatophobia?
Thanatophobia is pronounced /ˌθæn.ə.təˈfoʊ.bi.ə/.

Words near thanatophobia in the dictionary

  1. thanatophiles
  2. thanatophilia
  3. thanatophilic
  4. thanatophobe
  5. thanatophobes
  6. thanatophobia
  7. thanatophobiac
  8. thanatophobiacs
  9. thanatophobic
  10. thanatophoric
  11. thanatopic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thanatophobia (page history and authors); thanatophobia (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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