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Meaning of "arachnophobia" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ARACHNOPHOBIA

From Greek arakhnē spider + -phobia.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ARACHNOPHOBIA

arachnophobia  [əˌræknəˈfəʊbɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARACHNOPHOBIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Arachnophobia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ARACHNOPHOBIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Arachnophobia

Arachnophobia or arachnephobia is a specific phobia, the fear of spiders and other arachnids such as scorpions.

Definition of arachnophobia in the English dictionary

The definition of arachnophobia in the dictionary is an abnormal fear of spiders.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARACHNOPHOBIA


acrophobia
ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪə
aerophobia
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪə
agoraphobia
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪə
claustrophobia
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪə
emetophobia
ɪˌmetəˈfəʊbɪə
erythrophobia
ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈfəʊbɪə
homophobia
ˌhəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
hydrophobia
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪə
Islamophobia
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪə
monophobia
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
neophobia
ˌniːəʊˈfəʊbɪə
nomophobia
ˌnəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
nyctophobia
ˌnɪktəʊˈfəʊbɪə
phobia
ˈfəʊbɪə
phonophobia
ˌfəʊnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
photophobia
ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪə
scopophobia
ˌskɒpəˈfəʊbɪə
technophobia
ˌtɛknəʊˈfəʊbɪə
triskaidekaphobia
ˌtrɪskaɪˌdɛkəˈfəʊbɪə
xenophobia
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARACHNOPHOBIA

araceous
arachidonic
arachidonic acid
arachis
Arachne
arachnid
arachnidan
arachnoid
arachnoidal
arachnoiditis
arachnological
arachnologist
arachnology
arachnophobe
Arad
Arae
araeometer
araeometric
araeometrical
araeometry

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARACHNOPHOBIA

aichmophobia
ailurophobia
algophobia
anglophobia
anthropophobia
aquaphobia
astraphobia
autophobia
gynophobia
mysophobia
necrophobia
ornithophobia
panophobia
pyrophobia
Russophobia
school phobia
sitophobia
social phobia
thanatophobia
Zenobia
zoophobia

Synonyms and antonyms of arachnophobia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «arachnophobia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARACHNOPHOBIA

Find out the translation of arachnophobia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of arachnophobia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «arachnophobia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

arachnophobia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aracnofobia
570 millions of speakers

English

arachnophobia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Arachnophobia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رهاب العناكب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

арахнофобия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aracnofobia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

arachnophobia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arachnophobie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Arachnophobia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arachnophobie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アラクノフォビア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

거미 공포증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Arachnophobia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

arachnophobia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

arachnophobia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अरकोनाफोबिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Arachnophobia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aracnofobia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

arachnofobia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

арахнофобія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

arachnophobia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

arachnophobia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

arachnophobia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arachnophobia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

edderkoppfobi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of arachnophobia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARACHNOPHOBIA»

The term «arachnophobia» is normally little used and occupies the 113.989 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of arachnophobia
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARACHNOPHOBIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «arachnophobia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «arachnophobia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about arachnophobia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARACHNOPHOBIA»

Discover the use of arachnophobia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to arachnophobia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Arachnophobia
A peaceful, small town in California finds itself under attack when a species of deadly, intelligent spiders infests its environs
Nicholas Edwards, 1990
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Arachnophobia, The Fear Of Spiders: Symptoms of ...
Symptoms of Arachnophobia and Treatment For Arachnophobia To Aid In Your Phobia Of Spiders Mary G. Reynolds. Symptoms of Arachnophobia and Treatment For Arachnophobia To Aid In Your Phobia Of Spiders Marl, Reynold; ...
Mary G. Reynolds, 2013
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The Private Life of Spiders
P. D. Hillyard. ARACHNOPHOBIA Below: House spider (Tegenaria) in the funnel retreat of a. paralysed. But many arachnophobic people do in fact recognize that there is no need to fear spiders. Often their phobia is not a fear of what a spider ...
P. D. Hillyard, 2007
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The Book of the Spider: From Arachnophobia to the Love of ...
Provides an illustrated study of the behavior and life cycle of the misunderstood arachnid, examines a variety of spider legends and folklore, and discusses the origins of arachnophobia There are more than 35,000 known spider species of
P. D. Hillyard, 1994
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New York Magazine
04— Arachnophobia. #5 — The Adventures of Ford Fairlane; Jetsons: The Movie. 215. LOEWS GEORGETOWN- Ralph Ave. at Ave. K (763-3000). #1— Ghost. #2 — Arachnophobia. 216. LOEWS ORIENTAL— 86th St. at 18th Ave. (236- 5001).
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New York Magazine
#3 — The Adventures of Ford Fairiane. Ml. BABYLON— SOUTH BAY— (587- 7676). #\—The Jungle Book. #2— Betsy's Wedding: Days of Thunder. #3— Arachnophobia; Dirt Tracy. M2. MY SHORE— CINEMA— (665-1722). Quift Change. M3.
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New York Magazine
05— Problem Child. 215. LOEWS GEORGETOWN— Ralph Ave. at Ave. K (763- 3000). #1— Ghost. 02— Arachnophobia; Taking Care of Business. 216. LOEWS ORIENTAL— 86th St. at 18th Ave. (236- 5001). #1— Ghost. 02— The Two Jakes.
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New York Magazine
#2 — Betty's Wedding. #3 — YoMfi# Guns II. 517. MASSAPEQUA— THE MOVIES AT SUNRISE MALL— (795-2244). #1— Young Guns II #2— Die Hard 2: Die Harder. #3 — Problem Child. #4 — Presumed Innocent #5 — Arachnophobia .
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Conquer Your Fear of Spiders:
Arachnophobia is the extreme, debilitating, and persistent fear of spiders. It is not the rational fear of spider bites, not the sensible caution of avoiding old wood piles where the brown recluse like to lurk, not the refusal to handle a pet tarantula , ...
Stuart Van, 2014
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Experiential Training Activities for Outside and in
Arachnophobia. II. Description A group of explorers and their native Venezuelan guides have to pass through the holes of a giant poisonous spider's web without touching it and drawing a spider attack. Resources required Omit this section ...
Carmine M. Consalvo, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARACHNOPHOBIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term arachnophobia is used in the context of the following news items.
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The $30M Tim Burton 'Superman' film you'll never see
After Smith submitted his script, director Tim Burton (“Batman”) signed on. He jettisoned the script, hiring “Arachnophobia” writer Wesley Strick. «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
Virtually Controlling Fear
... claustrophobics in tight situations and people with arachnophobia can go face to face with one or more realistic spiders in a silent darkened ... «Movie TV Tech Geeks News, Jul 15»
3
Living the cowboy life in Outback Australia
... fragranced by a smell of leather and sweat as Suicidal Blonde, Evil Eyes, Wild Thing and Arachnophobia are introduced to the crowd. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
4
This Week's 'Hearthstone' Tavern Brawl is all Webspinners and …
So, unless you have arachnophobia, I'll see you in the Tavern. hearthstone · Game · Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment, ... «Touch Arcade, Jul 15»
5
Man cleared of 'terrifying' wife with a spider
A MAN accused of terrifying his wife with a spider - knowing she had arachnophobia - was cleared of the charge today after it was dropped. «Scotsman, Jun 15»
6
London Zoo's Friendly Spider Programme intends to cure …
It could mean that arachnophobia, one of the most crippling of phobias, represents a finely tuned survival instinct. And it could date back to ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Look away or face your fears: survey reveals what people in Bedford …
If spiders send a shiver down your back, you are not alone - arachnophobia has been revealed as the most common fear in our region. «Bedford Today, Jun 15»
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Who's afraid of the big bad bug? Six signs that you may be
... and there are scientific names for both: people with arachnophobia tend to feel nervous in any area they believe could harbor spiders or that ... «The Journal News / Lohud.com, Jun 15»
9
Keep Up With World Events This Summer
Fear of spiders is arachnophobia, fear of tight spaces is claustrophobia, fear of Chuck Norris is called logic. And as he cuts something of a ... «Foreign Policy, Jun 15»
10
Into the Grizzly Maze
The latest entry in the evergreen nature-horror genre (Jaws, Arachnophobia, Piranha), David Hackl's Into the Grizzly Maze — not to be ... «LA Weekly, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Arachnophobia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/arachnophobia>. Apr 2024 ».
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