What does tonitrophobia mean?
Tonitrophobia means The fear of thunder and lightning; keraunophobia..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The fear of thunder and lightning; keraunophobia..
The doctor who examined her had explained that tonitrophobia—fear of thunder—could, in extreme cases, cause seizures and, though extremely rare, could result in death.
[…], I blame the iron for fueling my brontophobia or keraunophobia or astraphobia or tonitrophobia, whichever it is really called.
Fear of thunder is known as brontophobia or as I like to put it, "I just feel safer hiding under my bed!" Astraphobia, brontophobia, keraunophobia, and tonitrophobia—all are abnormal fears of lightning and thunder.
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Tonitrophobia means The fear of thunder and lightning; keraunophobia..
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The doctor who examined her had explained that tonitrophobia—fear of thunder—could, in extreme cases, cause seizures and, though extremely rare, could result in death.
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