Etymology

kenophobia

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Today it means: An abnormal fear of empty spaces. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κενός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκενός“empty”
  2. English todaykenophobia

From Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + -phobia.

Words from the same roots

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