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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Bibliophob
"Er ist ein Bibliophob und meidet Bücher."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who has a fear or aversion to books.
"Despite being surrounded by books, he identified as a bibliophobe, feeling anxious at the thought of reading." - 2
An individual who dislikes or avoids reading literature.
"Her bibliophobe tendencies made it difficult for her to enjoy the literature class."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'bibliophobe' is derived from the Greek roots 'biblion' meaning 'book' and 'phobos' meaning 'fear'. It emerged in the late 20th century as a playful term to describe individuals who have an aversion to books or reading.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bibliophobe" is said worldwide
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bibliophobe
Transliteration: bibliophobe
"Il se considère comme un bibliophobe, évitant les livres à tout prix."
Bibliophob
Transliteration: Bibliophob
"Er ist ein Bibliophob und meidet Bücher."
bibliophobo
Transliteration: bibliophobo
"Si definisce un bibliophobo, evitando la lettura."
bibliófobo
Transliteration: bibliófobo
"Él se considera un bibliófobo y evita los libros."
bibliófobo
Transliteration: bibliófobo
"Ele se considera um bibliófobo, evitando a leitura."
पुस्तक-भय
Transliteration: pustak-bhay
"वह एक पुस्तक-भय है और किताबें पढ़ने से बचता है।"
书恐惧症
Transliteration: shū kǒngjù zhèng
"他自称是书恐惧症患者，尽量避免阅读。"
책 공포증
Transliteration: chaek gongpojeung
"그는 책 공포증이 있다고 말하며 독서를 피합니다."
書籍恐怖症
Transliteration: shoseki kyōfu-shō
"彼は書籍恐怖症だと自認し、本を避けています。"
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