{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-5":[{"type":"wordpress/fetchEditorialNotes/rejected","meta":{"arg":{"word":"haphephobia"},"requestId":"kRNagHJfA5BnA1oShCeDD","rejectedWithValue":false,"requestStatus":"rejected","aborted":false,"condition":false},"error":{"name":"SyntaxError","message":"Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0","stack":"SyntaxError: Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0\n at JSON.parse ()\n at Response.json (node:internal/deps/undici/undici:1817:21)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n at async /app/server.js:389:13314"}},{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/aid-vs-aide/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"Aid vs. Aide: Helping Explain the Differences","content":{"topicLabel":"Commonly confused"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/aid-vs-aide-helping-explain-the-differences-20240904.jpg","description":"Need help figuring out whether you should use \"aid\" or \"aide\" when you write? Learn how these terms are used in various contexts!","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/multiverse-vocabulary-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"multiverse-vocabulary-quiz","questionNumber":"3"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/pronounce-words-you-learned-in-books/","text":"Say What?! We’ll Help You Pronounce These 14 Words You Learned In Books"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/gen-z-fashion-aesthetics-terms/","text":"A Lo-fi Guide and List of Gen Z Fashion Aesthetics"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/labor-day-in-may/","text":"What Is the Meaning of Labor Day?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/greek-words-for-love/","text":"8 Greek Words For Love That Will Make Your Heart Soar"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/toy-history-origins/","text":"The Name Origins of Classic Toys"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/common-crossword-themes/","text":"Common Themes Will Help You Solve Your Crossword"}],"topicLabel":"Fun and games"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/typhoons-hurricanes-cyclones/","text":"Cyclone vs. Typhoon vs. Hurricane vs. Tornado: Are They All the Same?"}],"topicLabel":"Weather"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/simile-vs-metaphor/","text":"Simile vs. Metaphor: Understand the Difference"}],"topicLabel":"Commonly confused"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"sqTCVHrSJ43msWakD663o","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchWordsNearby/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"before":[{"slug":"hapax-legomenon","entry":"hapax legomenon"},{"slug":"ha-penny","entry":"ha'penny"},{"slug":"haphazard","entry":"haphazard"},{"slug":"haphazardly","entry":"haphazardly"},{"slug":"haphazardry","entry":"haphazardry"}],"after":[{"slug":"haphsiba","entry":"Haphsiba"},{"slug":"haphtarah","entry":"Haphtarah"},{"slug":"hapkido","entry":"hapkido"},{"slug":"hapless","entry":"hapless"},{"slug":"haplite","entry":"haplite"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"haphephobia"},"requestId":"Gpgl3gkYr2yXEeSzDgHT3","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"haphephobia"},"requestId":"HmykCUQXA7NPazS0uMBqz","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchDictionaryResults/fulfilled","payload":{"slugs":[{"entries":[{"__typename":"Entry","audioPronunciations":[{"mpeg":"https://nonprod-audio.dictionary.com/NEW2016/haphephobia_010/haphephobia_010.mp3"}],"confusableNotes":[],"genderNotes":[],"grammarNotes":[],"headword":{"displayForm":"haphephobia","slug":"haphephobia"},"idioms":[],"orderKey":99999010,"ordinal":10,"origin":{"originChunks":"[{\"text\": \"First recorded in\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"1890\\u201395;\", \"type\": \"date\"}, {\"text\": \"from\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"Greek\", \"type\": \"langn\"}, {\"text\": \"haph\\u1e17\", \"type\": \"langc\"}, {\"text\": \"\\u201ca touch,\\u201d derivative of\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"h\\u00e1ptein\", \"type\": \"langc\"}, {\"text\": \"\\u201cto grasp, sense, perceive\\u201d\\u007f +\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"type\": \"cross_reference\", \"children\": [{\"text\": \"-phobia\", \"type\": \"text\"}], \"slug\": \"phobia\", \"trailingSpace\": true}]"},"partOfSpeechBlock":[{"definitions":[{"antonymsConnection":{"edges":[]},"definitionSetChunks":"[{\"type\": \"def\", \"children\": [{\"text\": \"an extreme fear or dislike of touching or being touched.\", \"type\": \"text\"}]}]","examples":[],"ordinal":1,"subdefinitions":[],"synonymsConnection":{"edges":[]}}],"inflectionSets":[],"labelSet":null,"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationNotes":[],"pronunciationSet":{"pronunciationSetChunk":"{\"type\": \"pronunciation_set\", \"pointsTo\": \"u1366be4640b0e346.392e58d9.16a26c1f10c.-3dcd\", \"pronunciationGroupChunks\": [{\"type\": \"pronunciation_group\", \"pointsTo\": \"u1366be4640b0e346.392e58d9.16a26c1f10c.-3dcc\", \"ipaChunks\": [{\"text\": \"\\u02cch\\u00e6f \\u0259\\u02c8fo\\u028a bi \\u0259\", \"type\": \"text\", \"pointsTo\": \"u1366be4640b0e346.392e58d9.16a26c1f10c.-3dcb\"}], \"spellChunks\": [{\"text\": \"haf-\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"uh\", \"type\": \"emphasis\", \"pointsTo\": \"u1366be4640b0e346.392e58d9.16a26c1f10c.-327d\"}, {\"text\": \"-\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"foh\", \"type\": \"bold\", \"pointsTo\": \"u1366be4640b0e346.392e58d9.16a26c1f10c.-327c\"}, {\"text\": \"-bee-\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"uh\", \"type\": \"emphasis\", \"pointsTo\": \"u1366be4640b0e346.392e58d9.16a26c1f10c.-327b\"}]}]}"},"relatedFormSets":[{"chunks":"[{\"text\": \"haph\\u00b7e\\u00b7pho\\u00b7bic\", \"type\": \"related_form\"}, {\"text\": \"adj\", \"type\": \"part_of_speech\"}, {\"text\": \"n\", \"type\": \"part_of_speech\"}]","ordinal":1}],"sensitiveNotes":[],"spellingNotes":[],"synonymStudy":[],"usageAlerts":[],"usageNotes":[],"variants":[],"verbPhrases":[]}],"url":"haphephobia"}]},"meta":{"arg":{"slug":"haphephobia"},"requestId":"oIwlIvZy-g88tIaCx7OJb","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchResultsData/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"url":"haphephobia","displayForm":"haphephobia","canonicalSlug":"haphephobia","content":[{"source":"luna","entries":[{"id":"u1366be4640b0e346.392e58d9.16a26c1f10c.-472e","type":"normal","entry":"haphephobia","entrySyllabified":"haph·e·pho·bi·a","entryVariants":[],"homograph":null,"pronunciation":{"ipa":"ˌhæf əˈfoʊ bi ə ","spell":"haf-uh-foh-bee-uh ","audio":{"audio/ogg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/lunawav/NEW2016/haphephobia_010.ogg","audio/mpeg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/NEW2016/haphephobia_010.mp3"}},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"an extreme fear or dislike of touching or being touched.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":""}],"origin":"First recorded in 1890–95; from Greek haphḗ “a touch,” derivative of háptein “to grasp, sense, perceive” + -phobia","originData":null,"supplementaryNotes":[],"variantForms":[],"variantSpellings":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":["haph·e·pho·bic, adjective, noun"],"confusables":[]}]}],"nearbyWordOrdinal":69628,"index-rank-01":["haphephobia"],"index-rank-02":[],"index-rank-03":[],"index-rank-04":["haphephobia's","haphephobias","haphephobias'"],"index-rank-05":[],"index-rank-06":[],"index-rank-07":[],"index-rank-08":[],"index-rank-09":["haphephobic"],"index-rank-10":[],"index-rank-11":[],"index-rank-12":[],"index-rank-13":[],"index-rank-14":[],"index-rank-15":[],"complexityScore":0.5358956994362973,"gradeLevel":"post_college","tunaSlug":null,"isFeaturedMetaSlug":false}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"haphephobia"},"requestId":"szV0ZlqhhBP2IiISb75fi","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"luna":[],"tuna":["phobia","hyperphagia","hypheragia","xenophobia","have alibi","have vibes","have over","have for","have a job","have a fit","have force"],"lunaWithSlug":[],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"phobia","slug":"phobia"},{"displayForm":"hyperphagia","slug":"hyperphagia"},{"displayForm":"hypheragia","slug":"hypheragia"},{"displayForm":"xenophobia","slug":"xenophobia"},{"displayForm":"have alibi","slug":"have%20alibi"},{"displayForm":"have vibes","slug":"have%20vibes"},{"displayForm":"have over","slug":"have%20over"},{"displayForm":"have for","slug":"have%20for"},{"displayForm":"have a job","slug":"have%20a%20job"},{"displayForm":"have a fit","slug":"have%20a%20fit"},{"displayForm":"have force","slug":"have%20force"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"haphephobia"},"requestId":"GaQpMYRAjC3bzPCL70Cw2","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

haphephobia

noun

Other Words From

Word History and Origins