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What is the name for a fear of singing?

Question #65170. Asked by CarrieFan.
Last updated Aug 21 2016.

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yTHINKy

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There are no words that specifically mean fear of singing. You could construct words to mean it though.

Decantophobia = fear of singing (Latin root)

decanto -are transit. [to sing or say repeatedly]; intransit. [to leave off singing].


Adophobia = fear of singing (Greek root-ancient)

sing = ???
ado


Psallophobia = fear of singing (Greek root)

sing = ????????, ?????
tragoudo, psallo

link http://www.kypros.org/cgi-bin/lexicon
Response last updated by nautilator on Aug 21 2016.
Apr 29 2006, 5:48 PM
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