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Ailihphilia vs Aibohphobia - What's the difference?

ailihphilia | aibohphobia | Antonyms |

Aibohphobia is a antonym of ailihphilia.



In humorous terms the difference between ailihphilia and aibohphobia

is that ailihphilia is a love of palindromes while aibohphobia is an irrational fear of palindromes.

ailihphilia

English

Noun

(-)
  • (humorous) A love of palindromes.
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  • * 2006 , Richard Lederer, Word Wizard: Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections, and Other Acts of Word Magic , St. Martin's Press (2006), ISBN 9780312351717, page 232:
    • Ladies and gentlemen! Children of all ages! We now present an exclusive interview with the Palindromedary himself, the two-way statement made flesh. This camel is a talking animal smitten with ailihphilia —the love of palindromes.

    Antonyms

    * aibohphobia English words suffixed with -philia English palindromes

    aibohphobia

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (humorous) An irrational fear of palindromes.
  • * 1983 . Author unknown. Science Digest , page 103
    • The article was a disservice to those of us who are unfortunate enough to be afflicted with aibohphobia .
  • * 1997 . Richard Lederer. The Word Circus: A Letter-perfect Book , page 60
    • We trust that we've relieved any Aibohphobia , any fear of palindromes that you might have harbored.
  • * 2004 . Peter Seddon. Football Talk: The Language and Folklore of the World's Greatest Game , page 267
    • If you suffer from aibohphobia (fear of palindromes) you should skip a few pages while the rest of us go in search of
    English palindromes

    Antonyms

    * ailihphilia English words suffixed with -phobia