ponophobia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πόνος (pónos, “fatigue”) +‎ -phobia.

Noun

ponophobia (uncountable)

1. A fear of overwork.
   • 1975 Spring, Nancy E. Gwinn, “The Exchange: What's Your Phobia?”, in RQ, volume 14, number 3:

     In the meantime, since your editor suffers slightly from ponophobia (fear of work), you can help by sending in your questions and answers, thus keeping "The Exchange" from the dread complaint of kenophobia (fear of emptiness)!

   • 1981, The Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society - Volume 44, Journal Publication, page 18

     Those who are handicapped by ponophobia—a morbid fear of work—should go into some other line of work besides medicine. I have known some physicians who were afflicted with what I like to call acute intermittent ponophobia.

   • 2006, Des Kennedy, The Passionate Gardener: Adventures of an Ardent Green Thumb, Greystone Books - Douglas & McIntyre Publishing Group - Vancouver/Toronto/Berkeley, page 215

     Suddenly, you get a disconcerting attack of ponophobia, the dread of overworking or of pain.

Synonyms

• ergophobia
• ergasiophobia