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uxorophobia

uxorophobia noun: an inordinate fear of one's own wife, or of wives.

Noun

uxorophobia (uncountable)

  1. (rare) An inordinate fear of one's own wife, or of wives.
  2. A general fear of women

Origin of uxorophobia

From Latin uxor (“wife”) + -phobia.

Words that rhyme with uxorophobia

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Questions about uxorophobia

What does uxorophobia mean?
Uxorophobia means an inordinate fear of one's own wife, or of wives.
What part of speech is uxorophobia?
Uxorophobia is a noun.

Words near uxorophobia in the dictionary

  1. uxorilocality
  2. uxorilocally
  3. uxorious
  4. uxoriously
  5. uxoriousness
  6. uxorophobia
  7. uxory
  8. UXOs
  9. uxter
  10. Uy
  11. Uyeda

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