mastigophobia

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noun

Fear of punishment by beating.

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Meanings

nounmastigophobia (plural mastigophobias)

plural mastigophobias

  1. Fear of punishment by beating.

Origin

By surface analysis, mastigo- + -phobia.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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