What does nomatophobia mean?
Nomatophobia means A morbid fear of names..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A morbid fear of names..
Did you hear of the pogonophobic barber, / Who suddenly decided that he wanted fame? / But on the stage he developed nomatophobia, / And couldn't bear to hear his own name.
It was as if they had a sudden attack of nomatophobia (the fear of names).
Use nomatophobia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nomatophobia means A morbid fear of names..
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Did you hear of the pogonophobic barber, / Who suddenly decided that he wanted fame? / But on the stage he developed nomatophobia, / And couldn't bear to hear his own name.
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