ochlophobia

[ ok-luh-foh-bee-uh ]

nounPsychiatry.
  1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of crowds, especially an extreme fear that a crowd will become moblike or violent.: Compare agoraphobia.

Origin of ochlophobia

1
First recorded in 1890–95; from Greek óchlo(s) “mob” + -phobia

Other words from ochlophobia

  • och·lo·pho·bic, adjective, noun
  • och·lo·pho·bist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for ochlophobia

ochlophobia

/ (ˌɒkləˈfəʊbɪə) /


noun
  1. psychol the fear of crowds

Origin of ochlophobia

1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek okhlos mob + -phobia

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