Word of the Day: Kakorrhaphiophobia

[Ruthanne]

kakorrhaphiophobia​

n. – fear of failure or defeat

This is the last word that someone with kakorrhaphiophobia would want to encounter in a spelling bee.

 

[Shero]

OMG! The word kakorrhaphiophobia is one I have never heard before and maybe this is the last time I may hear it

 

[Ruthanne]

OMG! The word kakorrhaphiophobia is one I have never heard before and maybe this is the last time I may hear it

I've never heard it before either but saw it listed under a "weird word" search so I thought I'd post it. I think I have had kakorrhaphiophobia in the past.

 

[Jules]

Too bad kakorrhaphiophobia is such an unusual word for such a common condition.

 

[horseless carriage]

Until I saw this thread, I thought that kakorrhaphiophobia was the the fear of an unsociable disease.

 

[Ruthanne]

Too bad kakorrhaphiophobia is such an unusual word for such a common condition.

I was thinking the same thing yesterday!

 

[fmdog44]

I thought is what drunk people do on Karaoke nights in bars.