logophobia

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noun

Fear of words.

Opposite
logophilia
OriginEnglish logo- ← Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) ← Proto-Hellenic *lógos →
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Meanings

nounlogophobia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFear of words.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
logophilia
Also see
epistolophobiaverbophobia

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*lógos
  4. Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
  5. Englishlogo-
  6. Englishlogophobia

From logo- + -phobia.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with logophobia

phobiahomophobiaxenophobiaagoraphobiaclaustrophobiaaphobiaZenobiaphotophobiaarachnophobiaacrophobiahydrophobiaablutophobiaacephobiaacousticophobiaadverbophobiaaerophobiaagraphobiaaibohphobiaaichmophobiaalgophobiaaltophobiaamathophobiaamaxophobiaambulophobia
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Cite this entry
APA

logophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logophobia

MLA

“logophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logophobia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “logophobia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/logophobia.

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