Etymology

oikophobia

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Today it means: Ecophobia; fear of a home environment. Full definition →

Ancient Greek οἶκος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromοἶκος
  2. English todayoikophobia

From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) + -phobia. In the political sense, coined in a 1993 journal article by Roger Scruton.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekοἶκος all →

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