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amaxofobia

Portuguese, noun/a.mak.so.foˈbi.ɐ/

amaxofobia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “amaxophobia (fear of riding in a vehicle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pavor de se encontrar ou viajar em qualquer veículo”.

What does amaxofobia mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineamaxophobia (fear of riding in a vehicle)

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. pavor de se encontrar ou viajar em qualquer veículo

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

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

How do you pronounce amaxofobia?

  • Brazil /a.mak.so.foˈbi.ɐ/
  • Portugal /ɐ.mɐk.su.fuˈbi.ɐ/
  • Portugal [ɐ.mɐk.su.fuˈβi.ɐ]

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