Etymology

odynophobia

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Today it means: A pathological fear of pain. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὀδύνη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀδύνη
  2. English todayodynophobia

From Ancient Greek ὀδύνη (odúnē) + -phobia.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὀδύνη all →

-odyniaodynometerodynophagia

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.