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Meaning of rhabdophobia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The fear of being beaten with a rod.
    rare, uncountable
  2. The fear of magic or magic wands.
    uncountable

Examples

“Some of the other conditions it identifies are stenophobia (fear of narrow things or places) and rhabdophobia (fear of being severely punished, beaten by a rod or severely criticised).”

CEFR level

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

rhabdopleurid rhabdornis rhabdosarcoma rhabdosome rhabdosphere rhabdosphincter

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