Home › Words › T › thermophobiathermophobiathermophobia means intolerance of high temperatures.EtymologyFrom thermo- + -phobia.nounintolerance of high temperaturesDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.thermophobic 68% match — Exhibiting or relating to thermophobia. vs thermophobia →anathermy 64% match — insensitivity to heat vs thermophobia →hyperthermic 63% match — Having a very high temperature vs thermophobia →anidrosis 60% match — An inability to tolerate heat, typically as a result of reduced sweating vs thermophobia →thermanesthesia 59% match — The inability to feel heat or cold; loss of sense of temperature upon contact with skin. vs thermophobia →thermoanesthesia 59% match — Loss of the ability to distinguish heat or cold by touch. vs thermophobia →thermotolerance 58% match — The ability to withstand relatively hot (or cold) conditions vs thermophobia →thermomodulation 58% match — modulation of temperature vs thermophobia →