English Dictionary

Iraqnophobia

名詞

ユーモラス文体 くだけた表現 不可算名詞

(informal, humorous) An irrational fear of Iraq's ability to manufacture weapons of mass destruction, or, more broadly, of military conflict with Iraq.

日本語の意味

イラクが大量破壊兵器の製造能力を持っている、またはイラクとの軍事衝突を引き起こす可能性に対する、非合理的で冗談半分な恐怖

His Iraqnophobia made him check the weather and military news twice before leaving the house, convinced that any headline about Iraq meant imminent disaster.

彼はイラクが大量破壊兵器を製造する能力に対する不合理な恐れのため、外出前に天気予報と軍事ニュースを二度確認し、イラクに関する見出しが出るたびに差し迫った災害だと確信していた。

意味（1）

(informal, humorous) An irrational fear of Iraq's ability to manufacture weapons of mass destruction, or, more broadly, of military conflict with Iraq.

[…] but they may be making a mistake by not taking a flier on Atlantic Coast and some of the other successful smaller airlines, the stocks of which have been grounded by Wall Street's Iraqnophobia.