necrophobia

American  

[nek-ruh-foh-bee-uh] / ˌnɛk rəˈfoʊ bi ə /

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.

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necrophobia British  

/ ˌnɛkrəʊˈfəʊbɪə /

noun

1. an abnormal fear of death or dead bodies

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Other Word Forms

• necrophobe noun
• necrophobic adjective

Etymology

Origin of necrophobia

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