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astraphobia

or ·ٰ···

[ as-truh-foh-bee-uh ]

noun

Psychiatry.
  1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of thunder and lightning. Compare lilapsophobia.


astraphobia

/ ˌæٰəˈəʊɪə /

noun

  1. a fear of thunder and lightning
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٰˈDz, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٰ·· adjective noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of astraphobia1

First recorded in 1855–60 for spelling astrophobia in the obsolete sense “fear of stars,” and in 1870–75 for the spelling astraphobia in its current sense; from astro- ( def ) or Greek ٰ(ḗ) “lightning” + -phobia
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of astraphobia1

C20: see astro- , -phobia

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