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tanatofobia

Spanish, noun/tanatoˈfobja/

tanatofobia is spelled T-A-N-A-T-O-F-O-B-I-A (11 letters). Tanatofobia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “thanatophobia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Miedo enfermizo a la muerte, especialmente temor a una muerte inmediata”.

What does tanatofobia mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininethanatophobia

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Miedo enfermizo a la muerte, especialmente temor a una muerte inmediata.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of tanatofobia

  • tanatofobias plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tanatofobia?

  • /tanatoˈfobja/
  • [t̪a.na.t̪oˈfo.β̞ja]
  • [t̪anat̪oˈfoβ̞ja]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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