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Veritaphobe (veh-ri-ta-fohb) - noun
A person who avoids doing their own credible research because they fear discovering facts that might contradict their existing beliefs or rhetoric.
Origin: From Latin veritas (“truth”) + Greek-derived suffix -phobe (“fear of”), coined to describe the tendency to avoid fact-based inquiry)
A person who avoids doing their own credible research because they fear discovering facts that might contradict their existing beliefs or rhetoric.
Origin: From Latin veritas (“truth”) + Greek-derived suffix -phobe (“fear of”), coined to describe the tendency to avoid fact-based inquiry)
“He’s a veritaphobe — his opinions come from YouTube and X instead of being gathered from their own credible research.”
by Ywg2002 November 8, 2025
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