atychiphobe

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓τῠχής (atukhḗs, “unfortunate”) +‎ -phobe.

Noun

atychiphobe (plural atychiphobes)

1. Someone suffering from atychiphobia.
   • 2013, David Jeremiah, What Are You Afraid Of?: Facing Down Your Fears with Faith, Tyndale House Publishers, →ISBN, page 90:

     Perhaps only a few of us are atychiphobes, but nearly all of us have felt the fear of failure to some degree.

   • 2017, Campbell Macpherson, The Change Catalyst: Secrets to Successful and Sustainable Business Change‎^[1], Wiley, →ISBN:

     In essence, the atychiphobe seeks to avoid, at whatever cost, the same experience he or she may have endured that triggered such a potent and irrational fear of failure.

   • 2019, Andrew Thompson, Spiders, Clowns and Great Mole Rats: Over 150 Phobias That Will Freak You Out, from Arachnophobia to Zemmiphobia‎^[2], Ulysses Press, →ISBN:

     While most people experience anxiety or doubt regarding success in any endeavor, atychiphobes often have an extreme lack of confidence in their abilities that results in a fear of ridicule over their failure.