Meanings
nounphantasmophobia (uncountable)
- uncountableAn abnormal or irrational fear of ghosts and phantoms.
Origin
Based on the Ancient Greek roots φάντασμα (phántasma, “ghost”) + φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French phantasmophobie
- phantasmophobieabnormal or irrational fear of ghosts and phantoms
German Phantasmophobie
- Phantasmophobieabnormal or irrational fear of ghosts and phantoms
Italian fantasmofobia
- fantasmofobiaabnormal or irrational fear of ghosts and phantoms
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APA
phantasmophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantasmophobia
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“phantasmophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantasmophobia. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phantasmophobia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phantasmophobia.
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