Meanings
- uncountableFear of snow.
I don’t have chionophobia, a fear of snow. I’ve been an avid snowshoer and a snowball flinger of some repute.
2021 November 24, Al Batt, “The snows of November came early”, in The Country Today, volume 45, number 46, page 4A2 more examples
Do you hesitate to step outside when it snows? Do you insist on keeping off the highways when they are snow-packed? Every time you see a flake falling, do you wish you were in Florida? Does even a snow flurry send you into a frenzy? If you have these symptoms, don’t let anyone call you a fraidy-cat? You’ve got chionophobia!
1959 January 1, Bedford County Press, volume 89, number 1, Everett, Pa., page 6Snowbirds have an often-contagious case of cryophobia, or fear of the cold, along with chionophobia — intense fear of snow.
2021 November 2, Paul Douglas, “A September-like mild weekend lies ahead”, in Star Tribune, volume XL, number 212, page B6
Origin
From Ancient Greek χῐών (khĭṓn) + -o- + -phobia.
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