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Meaning of "graphophobia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAPHOPHOBIA

graphophobia  [ˌɡræfəʊˈfəʊbɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAPHOPHOBIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Graphophobia 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 GRAPHOPHOBIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of graphophobia in the English dictionary

The definition of graphophobia in the dictionary is a fear or dislike of writing.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAPHOPHOBIA


acrophobia
ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪə
aerophobia
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪə
agoraphobia
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪə
arachnophobia
əˌræknəˈfəʊbɪə
claustrophobia
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪə
emetophobia
ɪˌmetəˈfəʊbɪə
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 GRAPHOPHOBIA

graphics adapter
graphics card
graphite
graphitic
graphitisable
graphitisation
graphitise
graphitizable
graphitization
graphitize
graphitoid
graphium
grapholect
graphologic
graphological
graphologist
graphology
graphomania
graphomotor
grapier

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAPHOPHOBIA

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

Synonyms and antonyms of graphophobia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «graphophobia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAPHOPHOBIA

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

Translator English - Chinese

graphophobia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grafofobia
570 millions of speakers

English

graphophobia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

graphophobia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

graphophobia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

graphophobia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

graphophobia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

graphophobia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

graphophobia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Graphophobia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

graphophobia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

graphophobia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

graphophobia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Graphophobia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

graphophobia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

graphophobia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्राफोफोबिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

graphophobia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

graphophobia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

graphophobia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

graphophobia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

graphophobia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

graphophobia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

graphophobia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

graphophobia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

graphophobia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of graphophobia

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAPHOPHOBIA»

The term «graphophobia» is used very little and occupies the 185.322 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of graphophobia
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «graphophobia».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAPHOPHOBIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «graphophobia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «graphophobia» 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 graphophobia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAPHOPHOBIA»

Discover the use of graphophobia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to graphophobia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Analogies for Critical Thinking: Grade 6
... of Phobia Fear of claustrophobia closed spaces pyrophobia fire astrophobia lightning ichthyophobia fish agoraphobia open spaces logophobia study brontophobia thunder dermatophobia skin entomophobia insects graphophobia writing 1.
Ruth Foster, 2011
2
Killer Books: Writing, Violence, and Ethics in Modern ...
In some respects, graphophobia is analogous to themixture of antipathy and fascinationthat Edward Said hasposited onthepart of some orientalists towardstheir subject matter (Orientalism 150– 151ff.). A friendofthe French poet Victor Hugo ...
Aníbal González, 2010
3
Language Topics: Essays in honour of Michael Halliday
Graphophobia Linguistics has, by and large, been rather graphophobic; especially since the hey-day of “structuralism”. “Speech came before writing” — one hears the dictum, “therefore we must concentrate on analyzing the spoken utterance ...
Ross Steele, Terry Threadgold, 1987
4
Beyond Pure Reason: Ferdinand de Saussure's Philosophy of ...
One of the signs of Saussure's progressing reticence was what he himself called his epistolophobia or graphophobia. His letters to colleagues almost invariably began with apologies for a delay (sometimes of years) in responding. Particularly  ...
B. Gasparov, 2013
5
Love and Politics in the Contemporary Spanish American Novel
As I have argued elsewhere, there is in Western literature a pervasive tendency toward what I have called “graphophobia,” that is, the fear and distrust of the written word (Killer Books 2–24 and ff.). This attitude arises, in my view, from an ...
Aníbal González, 2010
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Words people use
Graphophobia is xenophobia ZEE-no-FOE-beh-uh Ever since John developed xenophobia he has refused. So severe was his agoraphobia that he could not even bear to listen to songs about the prairie. The bride's agoraphobia forced the  ...
Audrey J. Roth, E. Oliver Camacho, 1972
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Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies: HCS.
In his analysis of Borges's "The Garden of the Forking Paths," the critic centers his study of Borges's graphophobia not only on this story's dissemination of labyrinthine meanings (the "forking paths," which González equates with a kind of  ...
‎2003
8
Elementary English
From Graphomania to Graphophobia and Halfway Back— Mary Lou Ricio, 216. Future of Legibility, The-Patrick Groff, 205. Groff, Patrick-The Future of Legibility, 205. Kuipers, Joan— From Graphomania to Graphophobia and Halfway Back, ...
‎1975
9
The Letters of William James (Complete)
Come up and see usinAugust, 1904! Your ever loving W.J. To Henry W. Rankin. CHOCORUA, June10,1903. My dear Rankin,—Once more has my graphophobia placed me heavily in your debt. Your two long letters, though unanswered,were ...
William James, 1926
10
Carl Theodor Dreyer's Gertrud: The Moving Word
... 3, 8 graphophobia, 94 Heine, Heinrich, 6 Hickey, David, 9 Him, Yrjo, 78 Holly, Michael Ann, 8m24 Homer, 39, 42 hortus conclusus (enclosed garden), 71 hypnosis, 63 hysteria: Charcot's psychology and stages of, 82-85, 86, 89; and Nygren, ...
James Schamus, 2008

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAPHOPHOBIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term graphophobia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fear factor: These phobias are all around you
Graphophobia What it is: Fear of handwritings. However strange it might sound; there are people who dread different styles of handwritings. «Times of India, Jan 14»
2
The best Twinkies defense is a good offense
(Thanks, Graphophobia.blogspot.com.) Neighborhood Restaurant Group executive pastry chef Tiffany MacIsaac has made Twinkie-like treats ... «Washington Post, Nov 12»
3
Quiz master: Test your knowledge
Graphophobia is the fear of what? 9. What was the nickname of jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong? 10. Which city will stage the 2016 Summer ... «Herald Sun, Apr 12»

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