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Meaning of nomatophobia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A morbid fear of names.

uncountable

Examples

“Did you hear of the pogonophobic barber, / Who suddenly decided that he wanted fame? / But on the stage he developed nomatophobia, / And couldn't bear to hear his own name.”
“It was as if they had a sudden attack of nomatophobia (the fear of names).”

CEFR level

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

nomber Nombi nombles Nombre de Jesús nombril nombril point

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