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How to pronounce bathophobia

Say it like bath-uh-FOH-bee-uh. Bathophobia has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (FOH).

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US American/ˌbæθəˈfoʊbiə/bath-uh-FOH-bee-uh
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • bath
  • uh
  • FOH
  • bee
  • uh
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Bathophobia pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. bathGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.
  3. FOHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "o" in go.
  4. beeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
  5. uhKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the relaxed "uh" in about.

What does bathophobia mean?

noun
  1. The fear of volumes with large depths such as stairways and deep caves.
  2. The fear of depths.

Where does bathophobia come from?

From batho- + -phobia.

Words that rhyme with bathophobia

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Questions about saying bathophobia

How do you pronounce bathophobia?

Say bath-uh-FOH-bee-uh. The American pronunciation is /ˌbæθəˈfoʊbiə/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in bathophobia?

Bathophobia has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (FOH). Broken into parts: bath · uh · FOH · bee · uh.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).