phobophobia
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) + -phobia.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -əʊbiə
Noun[edit]
phobophobia (uncountable)
- The fear of fear; the fear of developing a phobia.
- 2014, Adrian Vermeule, The Constitution of Risk:
- In particular, the rulemakers – here judges who craft free speech doctrine – may themselves display a pathological fear of succumbing to pathological fear, a kind of phobophobia.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:phobophobia.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
fear of fear
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