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necrophobia

[ nek-ruh-foh-bee-uh ]
/ ˌnɛk rəˈfoʊ bi ə /
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noun Psychiatry.
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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Origin of necrophobia

First recorded in 1825–35; necro- + -phobia

OTHER WORDS FROM necrophobia

nec·ro·pho·bic, adjective, noun

Words nearby necrophobia

necromimesis, necrophagous, necrophilia, necrophiliac, necrophilism, necrophobia, necrophorous, necropolis, necropsy, necroscopy, necrose
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British Dictionary definitions for necrophobia

necrophobia
/ (ˌnɛkrəʊˈfəʊbɪə) /
noun
an abnormal fear of death or dead bodies

Derived forms of necrophobia

necrophobe, nounnecrophobic, adjective
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