ideophobia

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noun

An inordinate fear of ideas, especially new ones, or of reasoning.

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Meanings

nounideophobia (plural ideophobias)

plural ideophobias

  1. An inordinate fear of ideas, especially new ones, or of reasoning.

Origin

From ideo- + -phobia.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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