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as⋅tra⋅pho⋅bi⋅a

  [as-truh-foh-bee-uh]
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–noun Psychiatry.
an abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
Also, as⋅tra⋅po⋅pho⋅bi⋅a  [as-truh-puh-foh-bee-uh] .

Origin:
< Gk astra(p) lightning + -phobia
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as·tra·pho·bi·a   (ās'trə-fō'bē-ə)   
n.  An abnormal fear of lightning and thunder.

[Greek astrapē, lightning; see ster-3 in Indo-European roots + -phobia.]
as'tra·phobe' n., as'tra·pho'bic adj.
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Main Entry:  astraphobia
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See brontophobia
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astraphobia as·tra·pho·bi·a (ās'trə-fō'bē-ə)
n.
An abnormal fear of lightning and thunder.

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