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tanatofobia

Portuguese, noun/taˌna.to.foˈbi.ɐ/

tanatofobia is spelled T-A-N-A-T-O-F-O-B-I-A (11 letters). Tanatofobia is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “thanatophobia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “horror em excesso da morte”.

What does tanatofobia mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininethanatophobia

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. horror em excesso da morte

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.

Forms of tanatofobia

  • tanatofobias plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tanatofobia?

  • Brazil /taˌna.to.foˈbi.ɐ/
  • Portugal /tɐˌna.tɔ.fuˈbi.ɐ/
  • Portugal [tɐˌna.tɔ.fuˈβi.ɐ]

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

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