hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
- noun
- /ˌhɛkəˌkoʊsiˌoʊɪˌhɛkɛkɒntəˌhɛkəˈfoʊbiə/
- Specialized
- He suffers from hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia, refusing to enter any building with the number 666.
Examples
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Some people with hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia feel intense anxiety when encountering the number in daily life.
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Individuals who experience hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia may go out of their way to avoid addresses containing the number 666.
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Discussions of hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia often arise in religious or superstitious circles.
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He suffers from hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia and avoids anything related to the number 666.
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Many people don't understand hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia as a legitimate fear.
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People with hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia might refuse to participate in events scheduled on the 6th day of the 6th month.
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In literature, hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is often explored as a manifestation of deeper psychological fears.
Synonyms
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A very strong, unreasonable fear of a specific thing or situation
How Fearful
Surface Forms
Morphology
hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia = phobia (opaque) = hexakosioi + hexekonta + hexa + phobia
The word is formally built from Greek numeral elements meaning 666 plus 'phobia', but those components are not transparent to an average English learner.
Etymology
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia comes from old Greek parts hexakosioi- '600', hexekonta- '60', hexa- '6', and -phobia 'fear', and -phobia is the same 'fear' you see in words like arachnophobia. So it literally means 'fear of 666' and is used for an extreme or irrational fear of that number.