Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abibliophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: abib-lio-pho-bia
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fear of running out of things to read.

Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Professor David Latchman, the Master of Birkbeck College, suffers from abibliophobia, a common affliction amongst book collectors that manifests itself as a morbid fear of running out of reading material."
"Speaking of frightful words, a curious fear I've suffered from on occasion, especially on long airplane flights, is abibliophobia, the fear of not having enough to read."
"The outdoor racks, maintained on an honor system, are open 24 hours a day, for those who suffer from abibliophobia—fear of lacking for reading material."

Etymology

From a- + biblio- + -phobia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a
Suffix: biblio-

Usage

Questions

What does abibliophobia mean?: Fear of running out of things to read.
Where does abibliophobia come from?: From a- + biblio- + -phobia.

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