papyrophobia
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From papyro- + -phobia (“fear, loathing”), from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros, “papyrus, paper”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -əʊbiə
Noun
[edit]papyrophobia (uncountable)
- (rare) Fear or hatred of paper.
- 1790, James Beattie, Elements of Moral Science, volume I, page 281:
- Of this papyrophobia... I was cured long ago.
References
[edit]- “papyro-, comb. form”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.