English Explanatory Dictionary

phobosophy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The fear of abstract knowledge or philosophical thinking; anti-philosophy.

Pronunciation

fŏbŏʹsəfĭ /fɒˈbɒsəfɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phobosophy.wav

Word forms

phobosophy

Etymology

Coined by John Desmond Bernal in The Freedom of Necessity (1949): phobo- (“fear”) + -sophy (“wisdom, knowledge”), in contradistinction with philosophy; compare sophophobia.

Related words

sophophobia

Derived words

phobosopher
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