Meanings
nounalgophobia (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounFear of pain.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἄλγος“pain”
- Englishalgophobia
From Ancient Greek ἄλγος (álgos, “pain”) + -phobia.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Algophobie
- Algophobiefear of pain
Portuguese algofobia
- algofobiafear of pain
Swedish algofobi
- algofobifear of pain
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with algophobia
phobiahomophobiaxenophobiaagoraphobiaclaustrophobiaaphobiaZenobiaphotophobiaarachnophobiaacrophobiahydrophobiaablutophobiaacephobiaacousticophobiaadverbophobiaaerophobiaagraphobiaaibohphobiaaichmophobiaaltophobiaamathophobiaamaxophobiaambulophobiaandrophobia
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
algophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/algophobia
MLA
“algophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/algophobia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “algophobia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/algophobia.
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