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eremophobia
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Ancient Greek
ἐρῆμος
(
erêmos
,
“
lonely, solitary
”
)
+
-phobia
Noun
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eremophobia
(
uncountable
)
fear
of
solitude
1988
, Robert J. Sternberg, Edward E. Smith,
The Psychology of Human Thought
, page
353
:
In our mobile society, where families are often spread across the states and neighbors are strangers,
eremophobia
is a constant complaint.
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