Meanings
Origin
- Ancient Greekκακός
- Englishcacophobia
From caco- + -phobia, from Ancient Greek κακός (kakós) + φόβος (phóbos).
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Rhymes with cacophobia
phobiahomophobiaxenophobiaagoraphobiaclaustrophobiaaphobiaZenobiaphotophobiaarachnophobiaacrophobiahydrophobiaablutophobiaacephobiaacousticophobiaadverbophobiaaerophobiaagraphobiaaibohphobiaaichmophobiaalgophobiaaltophobiaamathophobiaamaxophobiaambulophobia
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
cacophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacophobia
MLA
“cacophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacophobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cacophobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacophobia.
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