pyrophobia

[ pahy-ruh-foh-bee-uh ]
/ ˌpaɪ rəˈfoʊ bi ə /

noun

an abnormal fear of fire.

Origin of pyrophobia

First recorded in 1885–90; pyro- + -phobia

OTHER WORDS FROM pyrophobia

py·ro·pho·bic, adjective

Words nearby pyrophobia

pyromorphite, pyromucic aldehyde, pyrone, pyronine, pyrope, pyrophobia, pyrophoric, pyrophosphatase, pyrophosphate, pyrophosphoric acid, pyrophotometer

Medical definitions for pyrophobic

pyrophobia
[ pī′rə-fō′bē-ə ]

n.

An abnormal fear of fire.