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Meaning of tokophobia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌtəʊkəˈfəʊbi.ə/

Definitions

A morbid fear of childbirth or pregnancy.

uncountable

Equivalents

Français tocophobie
Polski tokofobia
Türkçe tokofobi

Examples

“As soon as Dr Guy Glass cured Rebecca of her tokophobia, the place would be full of children.”
“A multitude of stories are required, not just to help those telling them to work out their own narratives, or to help those looking for information, but to challenge tokophobia by enriching and complicating our cultural understanding of childbirth.”

CEFR level

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

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