phobophobia
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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