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pyrophobia (s) (noun), pyrophobias (pl)
An intense fear of flares, watching fires, or an extraordinary fear that someone would start blazes: Mac was terrified of being near anything that could cause flames, including matches, cigarette lighters, fireplaces, etc. because his pyrophobia came about when he barely escaped being burned to death in his house as a small child.
An irrational fear of fire.
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This entry is located in the following units: phobo-, phob-, -phobia, -phobias, -phobe, -phobiac, -phobist, -phobic, -phobism, -phobous (page 35) pyro-, pyr- (page 4)
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pyrophobia, pyrophobias
An abnormal fear of fire, seeing fires, or a special terror that someone will start fire where he or she is. (1)
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