Home › Words › C › cosmophobiacosmophobiacosmophobia means the fear or dread of outer space.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, cosmophobia ranks #8,612 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom cosmo- + -phobia.nounThe fear or dread of outer space.e.g.“The cosmophobia is only a symptom. It is not we who fly into outer space; it is outer space that should come down to the earth.” — 1971, Rumanian review: Volume 25:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cosmophobic 85% match — Exhibiting cosmophobia; being afraid of outer space. vs cosmophobia →astrophobia 76% match — A fear of stars and celestial space. vs cosmophobia →kenophobia 65% match — An abnormal fear of empty spaces. vs cosmophobia →barophobia 64% match — An abnormal fear of gravity. vs cosmophobia →cosmosophy 63% match — Knowledge or understanding of the cosmos. vs cosmophobia →astrocosmic 62% match — Relating to space and the cosmos. vs cosmophobia →astrophilia 61% match — Love of and/or obsession with planets, stars, and outer space. vs cosmophobia →selenophobia 60% match — An abnormal or irrational fear of the Moon. vs cosmophobia →