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28/05/2007, 06:48 PM
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مع فائق التقدير للمتحاورين الكرام
Word of the Day: Brontophobia (Noun)
Pronunciation: [bran-tê-'fo-bi-ê]
Definition: The fear of thunder or thunderstorms.
Usage: Very rare despite the fact that the phenomenon is rather common, especially among children. A person fearing thunder is a brontophobe because they are brontophobic.
Suggested Usage: Perhaps we should ignore this word because it is so rarely needed, "Percy, I'm not sure brontology is the right field for a brontophobe like yourself. Why don't you try nuclear physics?" But, no, add it to your vocabulary for moments like this: "You know, Mavis, there is nothing like a brontophobic girl to pass a stormy night with."
Etymology: From Greek bronté "thunder" + phobía "fear." The brontosaur, or "thunder lizard," now bears its original name, apatosaur or "untrue lizard," lost for years but recently rediscovered. "Bronto-" rarely emerges in English: brontology is the study of thunderstorms and a brontometer is a device for rating them. "Phobia" and "phobe" are widely used: "claustrophobia" and "agoraphobia" are antonyms, and lexiphobia "the fear of words," is one of the most common afflictions treated by Dr. Language at yourDictionary.com.
—Dr. Language, yourDictionary.com
مع فائق التقدير للمتحاورين الكرام
Word of the Day: Brontophobia (Noun)
Pronunciation: [bran-tê-'fo-bi-ê]
Definition: The fear of thunder or thunderstorms.
Usage: Very rare despite the fact that the phenomenon is rather common, especially among children. A person fearing thunder is a brontophobe because they are brontophobic.
Suggested Usage: Perhaps we should ignore this word because it is so rarely needed, "Percy, I'm not sure brontology is the right field for a brontophobe like yourself. Why don't you try nuclear physics?" But, no, add it to your vocabulary for moments like this: "You know, Mavis, there is nothing like a brontophobic girl to pass a stormy night with."
Etymology: From Greek bronté "thunder" + phobía "fear." The brontosaur, or "thunder lizard," now bears its original name, apatosaur or "untrue lizard," lost for years but recently rediscovered. "Bronto-" rarely emerges in English: brontology is the study of thunderstorms and a brontometer is a device for rating them. "Phobia" and "phobe" are widely used: "claustrophobia" and "agoraphobia" are antonyms, and lexiphobia "the fear of words," is one of the most common afflictions treated by Dr. Language at yourDictionary.com.
—Dr. Language, yourDictionary.com