"radiophobia" meaning in English

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Noun

Rhymes: -əʊbiə Etymology: radio- + -phobia Etymology templates: {{confix|en|radio|phobia}} radio- + -phobia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} radiophobia (uncountable)
  1. The fear of radiation. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Radioactivity
    Sense id: en-radiophobia-en-noun-dIX9pf4D Disambiguation of Radioactivity: 61 39
  2. The fear of X-rays. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Phobias
    Sense id: en-radiophobia-en-noun-uia40GZN Disambiguation of Phobias: 14 86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with radio-, English terms suffixed with -phobia Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with radio-: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phobia: 16 84

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