Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

addictophobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-dic-to-pho-bia
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

bigotry or discrimination against addicts, especially drug addicts.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"AIDS is a sort of metaphor under which everything that's wrong with our society gets highlighted. When you drop AIDS in any one particular social system, you see the prejudice — to be specific, the homophobia and the addictophobia. You can see the weaknesses in the health care system."

Etymology

From addicto- + -phobia.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does addictophobia mean?: bigotry or discrimination against addicts, especially drug addicts.
Where does addictophobia come from?: From addicto- + -phobia.

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