telephobic

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adjective

Having a fear or dislike of speaking on the telephone.

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Meanings

adjectivetelephobic (comparative more telephobic, superlative most telephobic)

comparative more telephobic · superlative most telephobic

  1. Having a fear or dislike of speaking on the telephone.

    Why didn't he give me a contact number when I asked? Scientists can't be telephobic.

    2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN
  2. Having a fear or dislike of television.

    It was surprising that all the important players in the megacity campaign were so telephobic – except Vera Danyluk, who was confident and warm with a low voice that drew the viewer in.

    2012, Peter F. Trent, Merger Delusion

Origin

From tele- + -phobic.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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

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