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Definition of Phobophobia
1. Noun. A morbid fear of developing a phobia.
Definition of Phobophobia
1. Noun. The fear of fear. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Phobophobia
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Phobophobia
Literary usage of Phobophobia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pathology of Emotions: Physiological and Clinical Studies by Charles Féré (1899)
"The fear of having fear (phobophobia) is a common phenomenon in neurasthenia ...
phobophobia entails consequences very analogous to those of pano- phobia in ..."
2. A Text-book of psychology by Edward Bradford Titchener (1910)
"The various types of morbid fear — agoraphobia, the fear of being alone in open
spaces ; neophobia, the fear of everything that is new; phobophobia, ..."
3. The Pathology of Emotions: Physiological and Clinical Studies by Charles Féré (1899)
"The fear of having fear (phobophobia) is a common phenomenon in neurasthenia ...
phobophobia entails consequences very analogous to those of pano- phobia in ..."
4. A Text-book of psychology by Edward Bradford Titchener (1910)
"The various types of morbid fear — agoraphobia, the fear of being alone in open
spaces ; neophobia, the fear of everything that is new; phobophobia, ..."
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