Etymology

cacophobia

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Today it means: The fear of ugliness or ugly people. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κακός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκακός
  2. English todaycacophobia

From caco- + -phobia, from Ancient Greek κακός (kakós) + φόβος (phóbos).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκακός all →

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