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Meaning of "necrophobia" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF NECROPHOBIA

ˌnɛkrəʊˈfəʊbɪə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NECROPHOBIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Necrophobia 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 NECROPHOBIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Necrophobia

Necrophobia is a specific phobia which is the irrational fear of dead things as well as things associated with death. Necrophobia is derived from Greek nekros for "corpse" and -phob- from the Greek phobos for "fear." With all types of emotions, obsession with death becomes evident in both fascination and objectification. In a cultural sense, necrophobia may also be used to mean a fear of the dead by a cultural group, e.g., a belief that the spirits of the dead will return to haunt the living. Symptoms include: shortness of breath, rapid breathing, irregular heartbeat, sweating, dry mouth and shaking, feeling sick and uneasy, psychological instability, and an altogether feeling of dread and trepidation. The sufferer may feel this phobia all the time. The sufferer may also experience this sensation when something triggers the fear, like a close encounter with a dead animal or the funeral of a loved one or friend. The fear may have developed when a person witnessed a death, or was forced to attend a funeral as a child. Some people experience this after viewing frightening media. The fear can manifest itself as a serious condition.

Definition of necrophobia in the English dictionary

The definition of necrophobia in the dictionary is an abnormal fear of death or dead bodies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NECROPHOBIA

acrophobia · aerophobia · agoraphobia · arachnophobia · claustrophobia · emetophobia · homophobia · hydrophobia · Islamophobia · monophobia · neophobia · nomophobia · nyctophobia · phobia · phonophobia · photophobia · scopophobia · technophobia · triskaidekaphobia · xenophobia

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NECROPHOBIA

necromaniac · necromantic · necrophagous · necrophile · necrophilia · necrophiliac · necrophilic · necrophilism · necrophilous · necrophobe · necrophobic · necrophorous · necropoleis · necropoli · necropolis · necropsies · necropsy · necroscopic · necroscopical · necroscopies

WORDS THAT END LIKE NECROPHOBIA

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

Synonyms and antonyms of necrophobia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «necrophobia» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF NECROPHOBIA

Find out the translation of necrophobia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of necrophobia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «necrophobia» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

necrophobia
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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necrofobia
570 millions of speakers
en

English

necrophobia
510 millions of speakers
hi

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necrophobia
380 millions of speakers
ar

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رهاب الموت
280 millions of speakers
ru

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NecroPhobia
278 millions of speakers
pt

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Necrophobia
270 millions of speakers
bn

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necrophobia
260 millions of speakers
fr

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nécrophobie
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Nekrophobia
190 millions of speakers
de

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Necrophobia
180 millions of speakers
ja

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necrophobia
130 millions of speakers
ko

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necrophobia
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Necrophobia
85 millions of speakers
vi

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Necrophobia
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மரணம் கண்டு பேரச்சம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

नेक्फोबिया
75 millions of speakers
tr

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necrophobia
70 millions of speakers
it

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necrophobia
65 millions of speakers
pl

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Necrophobia
50 millions of speakers
uk

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NecroPhobia
40 millions of speakers
ro

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Necrophobia
30 millions of speakers
el

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necrophobia
15 millions of speakers
af

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necrophobia
14 millions of speakers
sv

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necrophobia
10 millions of speakers
no

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necrophobia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of necrophobia

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NECROPHOBIA»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of necrophobia
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «necrophobia».

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NECROPHOBIA»

Discover the use of necrophobia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to necrophobia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Necrophobia
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Necrophobia is the abnormal fear of dead things as well as things associated with death.
Ben Stacy Jerrik, 2012
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The Phobic Mind: Phobias, Vol. I Including Aquaphobia, ...
This book, volume I (including aquaphobia, necrophobia and more), discusses different types of phobias, potential causes and treatment.
Beatriz Scaglia, 2010
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Existence
2 Real understanding becomes possible only when we realize in what way necrophobia and necrophilia belong to two different world-designs; we have seen before that the necrophilic features are related to the world of active life in which ...
Rollo May, Ernest Angel, Henri F. Ellenberger, 1994
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On the Hills of Insanity
neCrophobIA. The sweet smell of death As in the gruesome beheading of Macbeth. You can't escape it. No matter how you fear, It'll never disappear. Oh, that rose like smell of death. It comes to you like a thief in the dead of night. When you ...
Plaxton Emmons, 2013
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The Big Wake-Up
Necrophobia. THE. LAST TIME I ATTENDED A VIGIL OR WAKE was when my great aunt died when I was five. They put her coffin on a big table in the darkened living room of her gingerbread bungalow, lit candles, turned the mirrors to the ...
Mark Coggins, 2009
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Akin Minds
Scene. Five. Necrophobia . . . Of Act Four: Blackness In the eyes ofRyoku Dragontalen we are in The Timeless Castle, in the world of Lysvid. It is early afternoon In the autumn, ofNovember 10th, In the year 2017. “Ah, so the time to continue ...
Anthony Mercier, 2013
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Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary32: Dorland's ...
... psychropophobia chromatophobia, chromophobia cometophobia claustrophobia coprophobia, molysmophobia, mysophobia, scatophobia necrophobia gephyrophobia dromophobia demophobia, ochlophobia hygrophobia achluphobia, ...
Dorland, 2011
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The Paradox of Hope: Theology and the Problem of Nihilism
... Postmodern Rejection of Capital In her chapter entitled “Signs ofDeath,” Pickstock beginsbymaking referencetothe continuationofthesophistic preference for writing in the modern prioritization of epistemology as a history of “ necrophobia.
Justin D Klassen, 2011
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Roget's Superthesaurus
... death: necrophobia death: thanatophobia, necrophobia defecation: rhypophobia depths: bathophobia dirt: mysophobia disease: pathophobia dogs: cynophobia eating: phagophobia fire: pyrophobia flood: antlophobia foreigners, strangers: ...
Marc McCutcheon, 2004
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German Feminist Queer Crime Fiction: Politics, Justice and ...
The text demonstrates that spatial contexts can queer gender performances by making the ladies' room the setting for Richard's confession of necrophobia in a discussion that also contains multiple critical remarks aimed at his prowess: Lisa  ...
Faye Stewart, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NECROPHOBIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term necrophobia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ancient Greeks Feared Zombies
Necrophobia, or the fear of the dead, is a concept that has been present in Greek culture from the Neolithic period to the present,” she said. «Greek Reporter, Jun 15»
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Ancient Greeks were just as afraid of zombies as we are …
"Necrophobia, or the fear of the dead, is a concept that has been present in Greek culture from the Neolithic period to the present." More about ... «International Business Times UK, Jun 15»
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Fear of Zombies Stretches Back to Ancient Greece
All suggest that necrophobia, or fear of the dead, dates back at least 7,000 years. (Cornell researchers say this is the safest place to hide from ... «Newser, Jun 15»
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Ancient Greeks Were Afraid of Zombies
Necrophobia, or the fear of the dead, is a concept that has been present in Greek culture from the Neolithic period to the present,” she added. «Discovery News, Jun 15»
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Ancient Greeks apparently feared zombies so much they weighed …
Necrophobia, or the fear of the dead, is a concept that has been present in Greek culture since the Neolithic period. At the heart of this phobia is ... «Ancient Origins, Jun 15»
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Walking dead among the ancient Greeks?
... us with a more complete picture of necrophobia [the irrational fear of the dead and things associated with death] in the ancient Greek world.”*. «Popular Archaeology, Jun 15»
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An inimitable psychological novel
There are certain evidences to consider that Aravinda was impacted by Necrophobia. It was resonated as a hidden persistent fear. Freud's case ... «nation.lk - The Nation Newspaper, May 15»
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Lubya in the pines — a visit to an ethnically-cleansed Palestinian …
Here is the account of my visit: After a visit to the South Africa Forest and National Park, I am struggling with my awakened chronic necrophobia. «Mondoweiss, Feb 15»
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LatinoBuzz: Argentine Film Institute Creates Horror Movie Fund
Recent genre pieces include vampire movie "Darkness by Day" (2013), the 3D giallo experience "Necrophobia 3D" (2014) and "The History of ... «Indie Wire, Dec 14»
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10 most common Phobias
1. Necrophobia: Fear of Death. Necrophobia is a psychological status of a person, who is afraid of death. These people cannot stand anything ... «ARY NEWS, Dec 14»
REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Necrophobia [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/necrophobia>. May 2024 ».
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