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2024
deipnophobia
deipnophobia
English
Noun
deipnophobia
(
plural
deipnophobias
)
(
rare
)
A
fear
of
dinner
or
large
meals
.
(
rare
)
A
fear
of
banquets
or
dinner parties
.
1891 June 23
,
The Daily News
, 4/8
People who heartily sympathise with the ‘
deipno
phobia’ of Gordon.
Etymology
deipno-
(
“
dinner
-
”
)
+
phobia
(
“
fear
of;
dread
of
”
)
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