rhabdophobia

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noun

The fear of being beaten with a rod.

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Meanings

nounrhabdophobia (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe fear of being beaten with a rod.

    Some of the other conditions it identifies are stenophobia (fear of narrow things or places) and rhabdophobia (fear of being severely punished, beaten by a rod or severely criticised).

    2008 October 1, “Scared of this? You must be lutraphobic”, in The Daily Mail
  2. uncountableThe fear of magic or magic wands.

Origin

From rhabdo- + -phobia.

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APA

rhabdophobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhabdophobia

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“rhabdophobia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhabdophobia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rhabdophobia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rhabdophobia.

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