"telephobia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌtɛləˈfoʊbiə/ [US], /ˌtɛləˈfəʊbiə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-telephobia.wav [US]
Etymology: From tele- + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|tele|phobia}} tele- + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} telephobia (uncountable)
  1. A fear or dislike of talking on the telephone. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: telephonophobia
    Sense id: en-telephobia-en-noun-nEVajqMs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with tele-, English terms suffixed with -phobia, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with tele-: 72 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phobia: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. A fear or dislike of television. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-telephobia-en-noun-fCcZbUKP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: telephobic
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