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Definition of "pyrophobia" []

  • The hate, or an abnormal or even irrational fear of fires or flames. (noun)

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Use "pyrophobia" in a sentence
  • "The minor 'phobias, such as pyrophobia, or fear of fire; stasophobia, or inability to arise and walk, the victims spending all their time in bed; toxicophobia or fear of poison, etc., will be left to the reader's inspection in special works on this subject."
  • "My only real fear in life - pyrophobia - can be attributed on the one hand to the part-time magician father of a childhood friend who, on the occasion of my third birthday and for reasons I will never understand, set one of my Airedale's Milkbones on a sterling silver platter, and turned it into a sputtering ball of flame with a mere wave of his hand."
  • "The purpose of the retreat was also to help heal the fears associated with pyrophobia."
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