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ergophobia
[ ur-guh-foh-bee-uh ]
noun
- Psychiatry. an irrational or disproportionate fear of or anxiety about work: Overtime, ergophobia, and burnout plague the tech sector.
Researchers are studying ergophobia and other barriers stay-at-home moms may face when reentering the workforce.
Overtime, ergophobia, and burnout plague the tech sector.
- Facetious. an aversion to work:
How many hours of productivity are we losing to long weekends, ergophobia, and the Monday blues?
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Other Words From
- er·go·pho·bic adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ergophobia1
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