homonymophobia
The tendency of speakers of a language to choose a different word in order to avoid a…The tendency of speakers of a language to choose a different word in order to avoid a homonym that threatens to cause confusion.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The tendency of speakers of a language to choose a different word in order to avoid a homonym that threatens to cause confusion.
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Origin
From homonym + -o- + -phobia. Compare German Homonymophobie and Dutch hononymievrees.From homonym + -o- + -phobia. Compare German Homonymophobie and Dutch hononymievrees.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable