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Meaning of abibliophobia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Fear of running out of things to read.

humorous, uncountable

Examples

“Professor David Latchman, the Master of Birkbeck College, suffers from abibliophobia, a common affliction amongst book collectors that manifests itself as a morbid fear of running out of reading material.”
“Speaking of frightful words, a curious fear I've suffered from on occasion, especially on long airplane flights, is abibliophobia, the fear of not having enough to read.”
“The outdoor racks, maintained on an honor system, are open 24 hours a day, for those who suffer from abibliophobia—fear of lacking for reading material.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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