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phobophobia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -əʊbiə

1

noun

Meaning 1

The fear of fear; the fear of developing a phobia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a morbid fear of developing a phobia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: simple phobia

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) + -phobia, equivalent to phobo- + -phobia.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ֆոբոֆոբիա (fobofobia) — fear of fear
  • Chinese Mandarin: 恐恐懼症 /恐恐惧症 (kǒng kǒngjùzhèng) — fear of fear
  • Finnish: fobofobia — fear of fear
  • French: phobophobie — fear of fear
  • German: Phobophobie — fear of fear
  • Greek: φοβοφοβία (fovofovía) — fear of fear
  • Italian: fobofobia — fear of fear
  • Korean: 공포공포증 (gongpogongpojeung) — fear of fear
  • Norwegian: fobofobi — fear of fear
  • Portuguese: fobofobia — fear of fear
  • Russian: фобофо́бия (fobofóbija) — fear of fear
  • Spanish: fobofobia — fear of fear
  • Turkish: fobofobi — fear of fear