lilapsophobia

[ li-lap-suh-foh-bee-uh, lahy- ]

/ lɪˌlæp səˈfoʊ bi ə, laɪ- /

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noun Psychiatry.

an irrational or disproportionate fear of tornadoes or hurricanes, or of the possibility that a less severe storm will develop into such catastrophic weather: generally considered a form of astraphobia.Compare astraphobia.

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Origin of lilapsophobia

First recorded in 1975–80; from Greek laîlaps (inflectional stem laîlap- ) “violent storm, hurricane” + -o- + -phobia

OTHER WORDS FROM lilapsophobia

li·lap·so·pho·bic, adjective, noun

Words nearby lilapsophobia

likuta, lila, lilac, lilaceous, lilangeni, lilapsophobia, Lilburn, Lilburne, Lili, liliaceous, lilied