logophobia

log·o·pho·bi·a

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [law-guh-foh-bee-uh, log-uh-]
- /ˌlɔ gəˈfoʊ bi ə, ˌlɒg ə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [law-guh-foh-bee-uh, log-uh-]
- /ˌlɔ gəˈfoʊ bi ə, ˌlɒg ə-/

Definitions of logophobia word

noun logophobia an obsessive fear of words. 1
noun logophobia Fear of words or of talking. 1

See all 2 definitions of logophobia

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Origin of logophobia

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; logo- + -phobia

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Parts of speech for Logophobia

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Logophobia

logophobia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

logophobia usage trend in Literature

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