pyrophobia

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pyrophobia

Rhymes with -əʊbiə

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From pyro- + -phobia. Displaced native Old English līeġeġesa.

noun

uncountable An fear or hatred of fire or flames.
Similar: arsonphobia

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noun fear of fires

日本語	炎恐怖症 honōkyōfushō
Français	pyrophobie
Deutsch	Pyrophobie
Italiano	pirofobia
Ελληνικά	πυροφοβία pyrofovía
Română	pirofobie

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@misc{pyrophobia_2026,
  title = {pyrophobia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pyrophobia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}