papyrophobia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From papyro- + -phobia (“fear, loathing”), from Ancient Greek πάπυρος (pápuros, “papyrus, paper”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -əʊbiə
Noun[edit]
papyrophobia (uncountable)
- (rare) Fear or hatred of paper.
- 1790, James Beattie, Elements of Moral Science, volume I, page 281:
- Of this papyrophobia... I was cured long ago.
References[edit]
- “papyro-, comb. form”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
