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pyrophobia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -əʊbiə

1

noun

Meaning 1

An fear or hatred of fire or flames.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a morbid fear of fire

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: simple phobia

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: pyrophobie — fear of fires
  • German: Pyrophobie — fear of fires
  • Greek: πυροφοβία (pyrofovía) — fear of fires
  • Icelandic: eldfælni — fear of fires
  • Italian: pirofobia — fear of fires
  • Japanese: 炎恐怖症 (honōkyōfushō) — fear of fires
  • Latin: pyrophobia — fear of fires
  • Romanian: pirofobie — fear of fires
  • Sanskrit: अग्निभीति (agnibhīti) — fear of fires