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- noun
Fear ofhearing good news .
Etymologies
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eu- + -phobia
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Examples
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God or religion theophobia gold aurophobia good news (hearing) euphobia gravity barophobia
pangsuan Diary Entry pangsuan 2003
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When Jason and Sam heard about this, Jason realized I had some toxic euphobia juice on my mouth and nose - and I remembered that the plant had oozed out white stuff that looked like lotion.
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The San used to use euphobia juice to poison their arrows, and that is just what happened to me.
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The San used to use euphobia juice to poison their arrows, and that is just what happened to me.
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The San used to use euphobia juice to poison their arrows, and that is just what happened to me.
plethora commented on the word euphobia
Fear of hearing good news.
July 31, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word euphobia
JM has heard the good news that euphobia is on the decrease
May 5, 2009
jmjarmstrong commented on the word euphobia
JM is cheered by the Euphobia Society’s latest newsletter.
May 11, 2011
goodkitten commented on the word euphobia
AAAAHHH!!!!!!!!! I just heard i was going to have a long healthy life! *goosebumps*
August 8, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word euphobia
I'm guessing the person who wrote "The San used to use euphobia juice to poison their arrows, and that is just what happened to me" in the example sentences meant euphorbia.
August 8, 2012
fbharjo commented on the word euphobia
Not to mention europhobia - that is not good news!
August 9, 2012
bilby commented on the word euphobia
What if the good news was that they weren't poison arrows after all?
August 9, 2012
ruzuzu commented on the word euphobia
So what's the opposite of this? Dysphobia? Malphobia?
August 9, 2012
goodkitten commented on the word euphobia
Probably Malumnuntiumphobia. Is the good news that?
August 9, 2012