cinephobia

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noun

The fear or hatred of films and the cinema.

Opposite
cinephilia
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Meanings

nouncinephobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebroadcastingThe fear or hatred of films and the cinema.

    Straud/Hulliet's insistence upon the use of direct sound ... is a very radical example of ... "cinephobia, a revulsion against the commercial film industry and its standard product, the fictional narrative film" (Elsaesser 1996, 25)[.]

    2001, C. M. White, Gender and the German Autumn

    Antonyms: cinephilia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe fear or hatred of films and the cinema.

Opposite
cinephilia

Origin

From cine- + -phobia.

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Translations

French cinéphobie
  • cinéphobieFear or hatred of films
Cite this entry
APA

cinephobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinephobia

MLA

“cinephobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinephobia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cinephobia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cinephobia.

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