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lilapsophobia
[ li-lap-suh-foh-bee-uh, lahy- ]
noun
Psychiatry.
- an irrational or disproportionate fear of tornadoes or hurricanes, or of the possibility that a less severe storm will develop into such catastrophic weather: generally considered a form of astraphobia. Compare astraphobia.
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ···· adjective noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of lilapsophobia1
First recorded in 1975–80; from Greek î (inflectional stem î- ) “violent storm, hurricane” + -o- ( def ) + -phobia ( def )
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