Etymology

epistolophobia

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Today it means: An abnormal or irrational fear of correspondence, especially the receiving or writing of letters or messages. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐπιστολή“message, letter”
  2. English todayepistolophobia

From Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ, “message, letter”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”) + -ia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἐπιστολή all →

epistolaryepistolite

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