Word of the Day 07/26/23 Lilapsophobia
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1_million_wordsLilapsophobia (noun)
lilapsophobia [ li-lap-suh-foh-bee-uh, lahy- ]
noun Psychiatry.
1. 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM LILAPSOPHOBIA
li·lap·so·pho·bic, adjective, noun
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1975–80; from Greek laîlaps (inflectional stem laîlap- ) “violent storm, hurricane” + -o- + -phobia
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lilapsophobia [ li-lap-suh-foh-bee-uh, lahy- ]
noun Psychiatry.
1. 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM LILAPSOPHOBIA
li·lap·so·pho·bic, adjective, noun
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1975–80; from Greek laîlaps (inflectional stem laîlap- ) “violent storm, hurricane” + -o- + -phobia
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