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pharmacophobia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The irrational fear or avoidance of a medicine, or of medicines in general.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 2005, I. Sibitz et al, “Pharmacophilia and Pharmacophobia: Determinants of Patients’ Attitudes towards Antipsychotic Medication”, in Pharmacopsychiatry, Thieme Medical Publishers, pages 38: 107–112.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From pharmaco- + -phobia.