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Meaning of operaphobe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A person who hates opera.

Examples

“The prospect of yet another review was greeted with despair at Covent Garden, where Eyre was remembered as an operaphobe and close colleague of Genista Mclntosh.”
“Whether you're an operaphile or an operaphobe, the importance of opera to the development of Western music is singular, and thus we will revisit opera continually over the remainder of this book.”
“At that moment, if she'd asked me, confirmed operaphobe that I was, I wouldn't have been able to tell her which fate sounded worse: music teacher, opera singer, or being boiled alive in oil!”

CEFR level

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