Meanings
nounastraphobia (uncountable)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἀστραπή“lightning”
- Englishastraphobia
From Ancient Greek ἀστραπή (astrapḗ, “lightning”) + -phobia.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Swedish astrafobi, brontofobi
- astrafobifear of thunder and lightning
- brontofobifear of thunder and lightning
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with astraphobia
phobiahomophobiaxenophobiaagoraphobiaclaustrophobiaaphobiaZenobiaphotophobiaarachnophobiaacrophobiahydrophobiaablutophobiaacephobiaacousticophobiaadverbophobiaaerophobiaagraphobiaaibohphobiaaichmophobiaalgophobiaaltophobiaamathophobiaamaxophobiaambulophobia
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
astraphobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astraphobia
MLA
“astraphobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astraphobia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astraphobia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astraphobia.
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