zoophobia

zo·o·pho·bi·a

Z z

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [zoh-uh-foh-bee-uh]
- /ˌzoʊ əˈfoʊ bi ə/
- /zuːfˈəʊbiə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [zoh-uh-foh-bee-uh]
- /ˌzoʊ əˈfoʊ bi ə/

Definitions of zoophobia word

noun zoophobia abnormal fear of animals. 1
noun zoophobia An unusual fear of animals. 1
noun zoophobia an unusual or morbid dread of animals 0
noun zoophobia an abnormal fear of animals 0

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Origin of zoophobia

First appearance:

before 1900

One of the 17% newest English words

First recorded in 1900-05; zoo- + -phobia

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Parts of speech for Zoophobia

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Zoophobia

zoophobia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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