noun
Meaning 1
A fear of or disdain for laws.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
nomophobia
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noun
Meaning 2
The fear of not having a functioning mobile phone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From nomo- + -phobia.
From a contraction of no mobile + -phobia, possibly a pun on homophobia.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: nomofòbia — Translations
- French: nomophobie — Translations
- Italian: nomofobia — Translations
- Polish: nomofobia — Translations
- Portuguese: nomofobia — Translations
- Spanish: nomofobia — Translations
- Turkish: nomofobi — Translations