Chionophobia

/ˌkaɪoʊnoʊˈfoʊbiə/ noun

Definition

An abnormal, extreme fear of snow or cold weather caused by snow.

Etymology

From Greek 'chion' (snow) plus 'phobos' (fear). Following the standard psychological terminology pattern, combining a Greek root for the feared object with the fear suffix.

Kelly Says

Chionophobia is a real psychological condition—while some people love snow, genuine sufferers experience panic attacks at snowfall, showing how human fears can attach to almost any natural phenomenon.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
雪 恐怖
se-ne-k-or-ro
ARالعربية
رهاب الثلج
rahābat ath-thalj
BNবাংলা
বরফ ভয়
bar-of bhoy
CACatalà
fobia de la neu
foh-bee-ah deh la neu
CSČeština
sněhová fobie
sneh-ho-va foh-bee
DADansk
snefobi
sne-foh-bee
DEDeutsch
Schneeangst
shnee-angst
ELΕλληνικά
φόβος του χιονιού
fo-bos too hee-oh-nee-oo
ESEspañol
fobia a la nieve
foh-bee-ah ah la nieve
FAفارسی
ترس از برف
tars az barf
FISuomi
lumikammo
lu-mi-kam-mo
FRFrançais
phobie de la neige
foh-bee de la neh-zh
GUGU
ચિઓનોફોબિયા
chee-oh-noh-foh-bee-ya
HAHA
chionophobia
kee-oh-noh-foh-bee-ah
HEעברית
פוביה שלג
fo-bee-ah shel-ag
HIहिन्दी
बर्फ का डर
baarf ka dar
HUMagyar
hófóbia
hoh-foh-bee-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
fobia salju
foh-bee-ah sal-joo
IGIG
chionophobia
kee-oh-noh-foh-bee-ah
ITItaliano
fobia per la neve
foh-bee-ah per la neve
JA日本語
雪恐怖症
yuki-kōfū-shō
KKKK
chionophobia
kee-oh-noh-foh-bee-ah
KMKM
chionophobia
kee-oh-noh-foh-bee-ah
KO한국어
눈 공포증
nun gong-po-jeung
MRMR
चिओनोफोबिया
chee-oh-noh-foh-bee-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
fobia salji
foh-bee-ah sal-jee
MYမြန်မာ
နေးရှူ သော ခြောက်
nay-shuu tho k-h-au
NLNederlands
sneeuwaanval
sneeuw-ah-val
NONorsk
snøfobi
snoh-foh-bee
PAPA
ਚੀਓਨੋਫੋਬੀਆ
chee-oh-noh-foh-bee-ya
PLPolski
lęk przed śniegiem
lenk przed sne-jem
PTPortuguês
fobia à neve
foh-bee-ah ah neh-veh
RORomână
fobie de zăpadă
foh-bee-eh deh zah-pah-dah
RUРусский
снежная фобия
snezhnaya fobiya
SVSvenska
snöfobi
snoh-foh-bee
SWKiswahili
woga thea theluji
wo-ga thea the-lu-jee
TAதமிழ்
குளிர்கால பயம்
kular-k-aal b-ayam
TEతెలుగు
బర్షా భయం
bar-sha bhayam
THไทย
กลัวหิมะ
glua-him-ma
TLTL
fobia sa niyebe
foh-bee-ah sa ni-ye-beh
TRTürkçe
kar korkusu
kar kork-oo-soo
UKУкраїнська
снігова фобія
sniehova fobiya
URاردو
برف سے ڈر
barf se dar
VITiếng Việt
sợ tuyết
soh-tvet
YOYO
chionophobia
kee-oh-noh-foh-bee-ah
ZH中文
雪恐惧症
xuě kǒngjù zhèng
ZUZU
chionophobia
kee-oh-noh-foh-bee-ah

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