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lilapsophobia
[ li-lap-suh-foh-bee-uh, lahy- ]
noun
Psychiatry.
- an irrational or disproportionate fear of tornadoes or hurricanes, or of the possibility that a less severe storm will develop into such catastrophic weather: generally considered a form of astraphobia. Compare astraphobia.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±ô¾±Â·±ô²¹±è·²õ´Ç·±è³ó´Ç·²ú¾±³¦ adjective noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of lilapsophobia1
First recorded in 1975–80; from Greek ±ô²¹Ã®±ô²¹±è²õ (inflectional stem ±ô²¹Ã®±ô²¹±è- ) “violent storm, hurricane†+ -o- ( def ) + -phobia ( def )
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