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Meaning of "tokophobia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOKOPHOBIA

tokophobia  [ˌtɒkəˈfəʊbɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOKOPHOBIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tokophobia 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 TOKOPHOBIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tokophobia

Tokophobia, otherwise known as 'Enfantaphobia' or fear of childbirth or pregnancy, is a form of specific phobia. Other terms for the condition include tocophobia and parturiphobia.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOKOPHOBIA


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 TOKOPHOBIA

tokay
toke
Tokelau
Tokelau Islands
token
token economy
token money
token payment
token strike
token vote
tokenism
tokenistic
toker
Tokharian
tokology
tokoloshe
tokoloshi
tokonoma
tokotoko
toktokkie

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOKOPHOBIA

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 tokophobia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tokophobia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOKOPHOBIA

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

Translator English - Chinese

tokophobia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tokophobia
570 millions of speakers

English

tokophobia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tokophobia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tokophobia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tokophobia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tokophobia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tokophobia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tokophobia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tokophobia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tokophobia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tokophobia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tokophobia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tokophobia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tokophobia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tokophobia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टोकोफोबिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tokophobia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tokophobia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tokophobia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tokophobia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tokophobia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tokophobia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tokophobia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tokophobia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tokophobia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tokophobia

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOKOPHOBIA»

The term «tokophobia» is used very little and occupies the 191.047 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOKOPHOBIA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOKOPHOBIA»

Discover the use of tokophobia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tokophobia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Perinatal Mental Health: A Guide for Health Professionals ...
A study by Hofberg & Brockington (2000) uncovered the condition of tokophobia, a morbid fear of childbirth, which in many cases is so profound that it sometimes leads to a complete avoidance of pregnancy, even though many of the mothers ...
Jane Hanley, 2013
2
Tokophobia
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Tokophobia, or fear of childbirth or pregnancy, is a form of specific phobia.
Christabel Donatienne Ruby, 2012
3
The Phobic Mind: Phobias, Vol. IV Including Algophobia, ...
This book, volume IV (including algophobia, tokophobia and more), discusses different types of phobias, potential causes and treatment.
Beatriz Scaglia, 2010
4
The Baby Dilemma
In Step 1, I mentioned that some women suffer from tokophobia, or the fear of pregnancy and/or giving birth. I mention it again here, because if women have an adverse reaction to pregnancy or childbirth, they may think that this means they do ...
Ann Meredith, 2011
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Tokophobia: Childbirth, Specific Phobia, Psychiatry, Mental ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Tokophobia, or fear of childbirth, is a form of specific phobia.
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken, 2010
6
Mothers Cry Too
Phobias, particularly if they are new, can be a symptom of another anxiety disorder or depression. Tokophobia is a specific fear of childbirth. A degree of fear is entirely normal, after all it is an event which women experience only a few times in ...
Sara Weeks, 2013
7
Birth Crisis
Studies examine psychiatric patients who are suffering this distress by searching for the cause inside the woman and predicting those who will have post-natal depression. A new illness has been invented – tokophobia, a morbid fear of birth.
Sheila Kitzinger, 2006
8
Companion to Psychiatric Studies
Tokophobia is the phobic dread of labour and delivery. It may arise before pregnancy ('primary tokophobia') or during the first pregnancy. When it arises in second or subsequent pregnancies it is often secondary to a previous adverse ...
Eve C Johnstone, David Cunningham Owens, Stephen M Lawrie, 2010
9
Caesarean: Just Another Way of Birth?
Similarly, although tocophobia (sometimes known as tokophobia) has long been discussed, the precise object of the woman's fear has only recently been identified (Eriksson et al, 2006). For some women, the claim to tocophobia comprises a ...
Rosemary Mander, 2007
10
A Dictionary of Nursing
[R. B. Todd (1809-60), British physician] toko- combining form. see TOCO-. tokophobia (tocophobia) [tok-o-foh-bia] n. a ... primary t. tokophobia that develops in adolescence and causes many women to avoid childbirth altogether. secondary t.
Elizabeth Martin, Tanya McFerran, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOKOPHOBIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tokophobia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Tips Sukses Atasi Phobia Hamil
Ketakutan semacam ini dinamakan tokophobia dan umumnya tokophobia dibagi menjadi 2 macam yaitu primer dan sekunder. Tokophobia primer dialami oleh ... «LintasPos.com - Berita Terkini, Jun 15»
2
Experience: I am afraid of pregnancy
Tokophobia can affect up to 10% of women, often after a difficult labour, but little is known about it. It troubles me that there are women suffering, unable to make ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
3
Undercover Investigation Confirms California Crisis Pregnancy …
... never entered INTO my body in that state, form or shape also played into my tokophobia and something that made them HIGHLY revolting. ... TOKOPHOBIA. «RH Reality Check, Mar 15»
4
Mental health call for pregnancy
Pregnant women experiencing tokophobia - an extreme fear of childbirth - should be given the opportunity to discuss their fears and requests for planned ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
5
Explaining tokophobia, the phobia of pregnancy and childbirth
But for some women, the fear of childbirth goes beyond trepidation into full-blown anxiety, panic and fear. Known as tokophobia, this phobia of childbirth affects ... «The Independent, Sep 14»
6
Ways To Overcome Pregnancy Phobia
It is also known as tokophobia. For getting pregnant like all other women, it is important to overcome pregnancy phobia. Women with primary tokophobia may not ... «BoldSky, Aug 14»
7
Novelist wants new book to cause people to think about abortion
My novel is named tokophobia- that is a real phobia that refers to the fear of pregnancy or giving birth. But I'm not writing about a troubled pregnant teen, I am ... «Live Action News, Aug 14»
8
Eerie First Teaser For Cabbie Thriller ABDULLAH
UK-based Ne'er Do Well Films and sometime Twitch contributor Evrim Ersoy are already making waves on the festival circuit, with 2012's Tokophobia in ... «Twitch, May 14»
9
Tokophobia, nararanasan ng isa sa sampung babae
We welcome healthy discussions and friendly debate! Please click Flag to alert us of a comment that may be abusive or threatening. Read our full comment ... «GMA News, Apr 14»
10
Atasi Tokophobia dengan Dukungan Suami
MELAHIRKAN merupakan salah satu kodrat perempuan. Namun, tidak semua perempuan siap menghadapi persalinan. Bahkan, ada di antara mereka yang ... «JPNN.com, Mar 14»

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