ergophobia
[ ur-guh-foh-bee-uh ]
/ ˌɜr gəˈfoʊ bi ə /
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noun
Psychiatry. an irrational or disproportionate fear of or anxiety about work: 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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Words nearby ergophobia
ergograph, ergometer, ergonomic, ergonomics, ergonovine, ergophobia, ergosterol, ergot, ergotamine, ergotin, ergotism
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