kenophobia
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + -phobia.
Noun
editkenophobia (uncountable)
- An abnormal fear of empty spaces.
- 2015, Nina George, translated by Simon Pare, The Little Paris Bookshop, page 209:
- "You're not taking this seriously," Cuneo complained. "Just imagine if the love of your life turned out to be an illusion. With a horse's backside, a horse's teeth and a brain that was presumably reeling from kenophobia."
Translations
editfear of empty spaces
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