The Wonderful World Of Words, 2/21/17
We've heard it rumored that this word existed, but we always thought it mere legend.
Can you even imagine?
DEFINITION:
Noun
An irrational fear or dislike of words
ETYMOLOGY/ORIGIN:
Latin (verbō+ “word”) + Greek (-phobos "aversion")
PRONUNCIATION:
[vurb] + [oh] + [foh-bee-uh]
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SYNONYMS:
Logophobia
ANTONYMS:
Logophilia
SCRABBLE SCORE:
23, but it is not considered an official Scrabble word
USAGE/EXAMPLES:
“I certainly don't suffer from VERBOPHOBIA on the subject. Let's be honest with each other."
--Alien Love
by Dale Rominger, 2012
"And there's VERBOPHOBIA, fear of words. Which must mean it's best not to speak, said Juan de Dios Martínez. There's more to it than that, because words are everywhere, even in silence, which is never complete silence, is it?"
--2666: A Novel
by Roberto Bolaño, 2013
Words. LOL.
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