papyrophobia

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noun

Fear or hatred of paper.

OriginAncient Greek πάπυρος →
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Meanings

nounpapyrophobia (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableFear or hatred of paper.

    Of this papyrophobia... I was cured long ago.

    1790, James Beattie, Elements of Moral Science, volume I, page 281

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπάπυρος“papyrus, paper”
  2. Englishpapyrophobia

From papyro- + -phobia (“fear, loathing”), from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros, “papyrus, paper”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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