Etymology

rhytiphobia

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Today it means: The fear of getting wrinkles. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῥῠτῐ́ς
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromῥῠτῐ́ς“wrinkle”
  2. English todayrhytiphobia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥῠτῐ́ς (rhŭtĭ́s, “wrinkle”) + -phobia.

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