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nountelephobia (uncountable)
- uncountableA fear or dislike of talking on the telephone.
When a friend today calls unexpectedly, our first response is usually to ask: “Is something wrong?” Telephobia is real.
2025 May 31, Jo Ellison, “The beguiling charm of a bedtime phone call”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20Synonyms: telephonophobia
- uncountableA fear or dislike of television.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fear or dislike of talking on the telephone.
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telephobia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephobia
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