verbophobia
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin verbō (“word”) + -phobia.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -əʊbiə
Noun
[edit]verbophobia (uncountable)
- A fear of words.
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- "verbophobia" in Robertson's Words for a Modern Age, John G. Robertson, Senior Scribe Publications, 1991, →ISBN
- "verbophobia" in Phobias Revealed and Explained: Fear and Loathing Revealed and Explained, Richard Waters, Murdoch Books, 2003, →ISBN