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algophobia

American  
[al-guh-foh-bee-uh] / ˌæl gəˈfoʊ bi ə /

noun

Psychiatry.

  1. an irrational or disproportionate fear of pain.

algophobia British  
/ ˌælɡəˈfəʊbɪə /

noun

  1. psychiatry an acute fear of experiencing or witnessing bodily pain

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Other Word Forms

  • algophobic adjective

Etymology

Origin of algophobia

First recorded in 1895–1900; algo- + -phobia

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