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Meaning of oenophobia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The fear or hatred of wine; anxiety related to wine.

uncountable

Examples

“You open it randomly, hit several pages devoted to "Cote de Nuits" alone, and go into advanced hypertensive oenophobia (wine-sticker shock).”
“A new wine club called 600 Grapes asks us if we suffer from "oenophobia" -- a fear of wine.”
“Even avid wine lovers can be struck with a temporary case of oenophobia -- fear of wine -- around Thanksgiving.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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