| Main Entry: | onomatophobia |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a fear of names or other words because of their meaning; also called nomatophobia |
| Etymology: | Greek onoma 'name' |
| Main Entry: | onomatophobia |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See nomatophobia |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
onomatophobia on·o·mat·o·pho·bi·a (ŏn'ə-māt'ə-fō'bē-ə)
n.
An abnormal dread of certain words or names because of their supposed significance.