Etymology

lalophobia

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Today it means: An irrational fear of speaking. Full definition →

Ancient Greek λᾰλῐᾱ́
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromλᾰλῐᾱ́“speech”
  2. English todaylalophobia

From lalo- (from Ancient Greek λᾰλῐᾱ́ (lălĭā́, “speech”)) + -phobia.

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