necrophobia

[ nek-ruh-foh-bee-uh ]

noun

, Psychiatry.

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.

necrophobia

/ ˌnɛkrəʊˈfəʊbɪə /

noun

1. an abnormal fear of death or dead bodies

Derived Forms

• ˌnecroˈphobic, adjective
• ˈnecroˌphobe, noun

Other Words From

• nec·ro·pho·bic adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of necrophobia¹

First recorded in 1825–35; necro- + -phobia ( def )