"grammatophobia" meaning in English

See grammatophobia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From grammato- + -phobia. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|grammato|phobia}} grammato- + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} grammatophobia (uncountable)
  1. (rare, humorous) An aversion to grammar. Tags: humorous, rare, uncountable
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