koinophobia
English edit
Etymology edit
Coined by American author and neologist John Koenig, creator of The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common, general”) and the modern English suffix -phobia, itself from the Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía, “fear”).[1]
Noun edit
koinophobia (uncountable)
References edit
- ^ Koenig, John (2021) “koinophobia”, in The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, New York: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, pages 49–50