necrophobia

[ nek-ruh-foh-bee-uh ]

nounPsychiatry.
  1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of dead bodies or of locations, objects, and people associated with the dead: My necrophobia takes me blocks out of my way just to avoid having to drive past cemeteries.

Origin of necrophobia

1
First recorded in 1825–35; necro- + -phobia

Other words from necrophobia

  • nec·ro·pho·bic, adjective, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for necrophobia

necrophobia

/ (ˌnɛkrəʊˈfəʊbɪə) /


noun
  1. an abnormal fear of death or dead bodies

Derived forms of necrophobia

  • necrophobe, noun
  • necrophobic, adjective

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