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arachnophobia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /æˌɹæk.nəˈfəʊ.bɪ.ə/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English arachno- Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English arachnophobia From arachno- + -phobia, from Ancient Greek ἀράχνη (arákhnē, “spider”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”). Piecewise doublet of araneophobia.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) An abnormal or irrational fear of arachnids, especially spiders.
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Forms

Deriveds

Baracknophobia · Iraqnophobia

Relateds

spider · arachnophobic · arachnid · arachnophobe

Synonyms

spiderphobia (fear of spiders) · araneophobia (fear of spiders)

Translations (35)

nl spinnenvrees (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · ga aracnafóibe (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · tr araknofobi (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · it aracnofobia (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · pt aracnofobia (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · el αραχνοφοβία (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · ru арахнофо́бия (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · pl arachnofobia (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · eo araneofobio (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · haw kipona makaʻu nananana (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · sv arachnofobi (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · sv spindelfobi (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · ja 蜘蛛恐怖症 (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · hu arachnofóbia (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · fi araknofobia (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · nl spinnenfobie (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · be арахнафобія (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · cmn 蜘蛛恐懼症 /蜘蛛恐惧症 (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · es aracnofobia (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · de Spinnenangst (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · nl arachnofobie (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · nl spinnenangst (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · uk арахнофо́бія (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · et arahnofoobia (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · ca aracnofòbia (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · is köngullóafælni (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · tl takot-gagamba (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · ar رُهَاب اَلْعَنَاكِب (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · fi hämähäkkikammo (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · ga uamhan damhán alla (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · fr arachnophobie (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · cs arachnofobie (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · ro arahnofobie (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · de Arachnophobie (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders) · he אָרַכְנוֹפוֹבְּיָה (an abnormal or irrational fear of spiders)